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Read all about the 10-year plan of the Dunvegan Community Trust...how long-standing Lovats stores in the Uists are up for sale...and the lack of choice in a recent consultation to reintroduce lynx to the west Highlands. Out today - subscribe at whfp.com

There's an interview with rally winner Paddy Munro from Kintail in the Free Press. The piece was written by Daniel Cullen, who also spoke to Lana Pheutan about the 'difficult' second series of mockumentary 'Glan Fhèin'. The paper is out now. Subscribe at whfp.com

A890 in Lochalsh is "dangerous"...LMPA cèilidh in Kyleakin attracts huge crowd...and HIE give £1.8 million to a port project in Stornoway. Much more in this week's Free Press. Out now. Subscribe at whfp.com

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Happy New Year to all our readers! Here's the first Free Press of 2026. In it, you'll find problems with snow clearance, a new focus for a famous Portree venue, and a mobile sauna in Applecross. Support our journalism. Subscribe at whfp.com

Council mulls housing ‘control area’ for Skye…Barra airport chef scoops BBC award…shinty awards night for Kinlochshiel and Skye. All that and much more in this week’s Free Press. Place an advert. Take out a subscription. Support what we do. Subscribe at whfp.com

Musical first for Portree school…local food on menu at SCF gathering…and Plockton seal boat crew gives generously to charity. Support our journalism. Buy the Free Press. Out now. Subscribe at whfp.com

Skye Youth Film Club enjoys first screening of their film ‘Hooked’…social care conference outlines solutions to crisis…and Viewfield Garden Collective look to secure their future. It's all in this week’s Free Press. In shops now. Subscribe at whfp.com

Planning permission granted for Skye and Lochalsh Young Carers centre…Lewis monument wins UK art prize…and Skye and Lochalsh Orchestra are to hold an open day this Saturday. Support our journalism. Help us tell your stories. Subscribe at whfp.com

A workers’ camp at Ashaig on Skye moves a step closer…South Uist fears a lack of island clout in the CMAL boardroom…and a task force is proposed to address poor roads near Kishorn port. Buy a paper. Take out an advert. Subscribe at whfp.com

Plans for 160-house scheme in Stornoway…battling performance from Skye U14s in shinty final…and Tartan Week returns to Lochcarron. All that and much more in this week’s Free Press. Out today. Subscribe at whfp.com

A record-breaking RNLI open day in Portree…Belladrum award for Free Press journalist…and the council are urged to prioritise locals for 95 new houses planned in Ullapool. Another packed edition, in shops now. Subscribe at whfp.com

A music recording course for young folk is to start up in north Skye…John Swinney sees the progress at Cnoc Soilleir in South Uist…and Skye and Kinlochshiel win in the league. The Free Press is in shops today. Support what we do. Subscribe at whfp.com.

Big expansion planned for the Storr Centre in north Skye…Blas Festival confirms spectacular line up…and Storm Floris disrupts the second week of Plockton Regatta. It's all in this week’s Free Press. Support what we do for the area. Subscribe at whfp.com

Busy week for Skye and Lochalsh MSP Kate Forbes…council plan to build 95 new homes in Ullapool…Skye women enjoy shinty-camogie trip to Ireland but not the results…Just a flavour of another packed issue of the Free Press, out today. Subscribe at whfp.com

New distillery for Portree…First Minister reassures islanders on ferry fares…and Kinlochshiel stop the rot in style. Just a flavour of this week’s Free Press. In shops now. Subscribe at whfp.com

Four Skye friends graduate with medical degrees on the same day in the same uni… a Shakespeare play is performed outdoors in Dunvegan…and a former Highland Council leader outlines a fairer energy deal. Get your Free Press today. Subscribe at whfp.com

@LMPAAcademy enjoys four sell-out shows in Kyleakin…HebCelt welcomes corporate deal…concern in Plockton over dropped housing plan…all this and much more in the Free Press. Out today. Subscribe at whfp.com

Skye wind farm inquiry comes to an end…Barra left out of ferry compensation fund…depleted Kinlochshiel fight hard but fall again. As usual, the Free Press is packed with quality stories and photos from across the west Highlands and Islands. Subscribe at whfp.com

Congratulations to Chrissie Gillies for winning the Skye and Raasay by-election…the Ben Aketil local public inquiry opens in Portree…and the Stornoway Port Authority must give a “clear timetable” for fixing the passenger access system. Subscribe at whfp.com