Did you know?

The Skye Bridge cost £25m to construct. It opened in 1995 and the controversial tolls were abolished in December 2004.

 

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Roadworks and closures
on the A855 between
Portree and Staffin
Major works are underway on the road north from Portree until the end of February 2009. Details of the planned times of road closure can be found here.

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The West Highland Free Press is essential to knowing what's going on around here. I don't always agree with the editorial stance, and the news reporting and editorial views are somewhat more entangled than they should be, but it is an unmissable read every Thursday morning.

Don't be confused by the name - it isn't free in the sense of not costing anything. But it's worth every penny. After all, there are few publications that carry advertisements like this one:

WANTED
ABERDEEN ANGUS BULL
not too young and keen, only for 5 cows.
Tel 01589 xxxxxx

 WHFP website

 
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