| Title |
Type |
Date |
Words |
| Island Postcode Lottery winners can spend - or at least buy a new barrow. |
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Jun 9, 2021 |
790 |
| How newlywed Boris can negotiate the choppy waters of marriage and children. |
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Jun 2, 2021 |
724 |
| I see no ships, oh wait a minute, isn't that Admiral Sturgeon of the Scottish fleet? |
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May 26, 2021 |
770 |
| Gin from Western Isles should prove a tonic, from San Francisco to Swansea. |
|
May 12, 2021 |
715 |
| NHS Western Isles delivers what we've all been looking for - jabs for everyone. |
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May 5, 2021 |
757 |
| How can we go back to boring Sunday evening television after Line of Duty? |
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Apr 28, 2021 |
780 |
| Politicians and schools denying treats to children are just cowardy custard. |
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Apr 21, 2021 |
760 |
| Prince Philip's death was certainly big news but the BBC overdid its coverage. |
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Apr 14, 2021 |
744 |
| I was ready to rock the purple crimplene look - but forgot to get a potato clock. |
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Apr 7, 2021 |
778 |
| Bravehearts for independence need to get their tongues round pronunciation. |
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Mar 31, 2021 |
781 |
| After being plagued by mice it's now the not so wonderful weather of Oz's turn. |
|
Mar 24, 2021 |
768 |
| Which scientist said forgetfulness is the brain getting rid of junk? I forget. |
|
Mar 17, 2021 |
781 |
| Measly 1% NHS pay hike's like a man with wind issues in lift - wrong on many levels. |
|
Mar 10, 2021 |
770 |
| Subtitles essential with all Rocky movies for when Stallone gets ready to mumble. |
|
Mar 3, 2021 |
775 |
| Our hi-tech age means out-of-this-world achievements are no longer such a blast. |
|
Feb 24, 2021 |
777 |
| Confusion about island blazes during the chilly weather spread like wildfire. |
|
Feb 17, 2021 |
804 |
| The Saturday night ritual of variety TV - precious time you'll never get back. |
|
Feb 10, 2021 |
788 |
| Our home-schooling parents have my utmost admiration - and sympathy too. |
|
Feb 3, 2021 |
773 |
| Trump's next challenge - Make Aignish great again? He has hats he could alter. |
|
Jan 20, 2021 |
780 |
| Footballers jetting off to the sun while in middle of pandemic defies belief. |
|
Jan 13, 2021 |
778 |
| Writers shouldn't make predictions, but this pandemic will end and we'll be OK. |
|
Jan 6, 2021 |
777 |
| Bidding fond farewell to Bond and Tesler, father of copy and paste Bidding fond fa... |
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Dec 30, 2020 |
797 |
| Football crazy? I'd rather get my kicks from fine wine and whisky marmalade. |
|
Dec 23, 2020 |
781 |
| Celebrity Covidiots seem to care little for others, everything is all about them. |
|
Dec 16, 2020 |
778 |
| Brexit could be great or a complete nightmare if we don't get good deals. |
|
Dec 9, 2020 |
787 |
| A long time ago in Croydon far, far away, Mr Vader and Scotch git had a conflab... |
|
Dec 2, 2020 |
784 |
| Coleen and Rebekah's Insta drama is dull - but now the Pope is in hot water. |
|
Nov 25, 2020 |
780 |
| Political recollections of 2020 will vary, depending which memory suits best. |
|
Nov 18, 2020 |
773 |
| Battery-powered Shark puts the bite on all cable-powered household appliances. |
|
Nov 11, 2020 |
779 |
| Most people don't realise baby sharks will only bother you if you're very wet. |
|
Nov 4, 2020 |
779 |
| Tuna proving to have highly adequate GPS - and it's definitely not a fishy tale. |
|
Oct 28, 2020 |
878 |
| Life is all about compromise in our house, as long as I do what I'm told. |
|
Oct 21, 2020 |
883 |
| Is this a lager I see before me? My love of Shakespeare - and island pub stories. |
|
Oct 14, 2020 |
881 |
| We can't mask the fact that America is now being led by the Covidiot-in-chief. |
|
Oct 7, 2020 |
865 |
| Spitting Image lampoon harpoon sure to skewer Johnson and Trump relentlessly. |
|
Sep 30, 2020 |
856 |
| Numbers rule our lives these days - but if it helps the postie deliver, it's worth it. |
|
Sep 23, 2020 |
893 |
| Just because we think we know, doesn't mean we do. Are you listening, Boris? |
|
Sep 16, 2020 |
890 |
| Taking the biscuit by not getting mad and instead getting even at breakfast time ... |
|
Sep 9, 2020 |
873 |
| Natives getting restless as Bernera Bridge across the Atlantic silently self-destructs. |
|
Aug 26, 2020 |
899 |
| Weighty collection of Peppa Pig goodies led to an alarming moment on the road. |
|
Aug 19, 2020 |
876 |
| Government and SQA were well wide of the mark with their pandemic-era exams. |
|
Aug 12, 2020 |
907 |
| That's Huawei to do it! Technology keeps driving language to be fit for repurposing. |
|
Aug 5, 2020 |
879 |
| SNP cashing in on worldwide misery and heartache by flogging over-priced masks. |
|
Jul 29, 2020 |
875 |
| Ant and Dec bringing their bushtucker trials to Scotland gives food for thought. |
|
Jul 22, 2020 |
799 |
| If the UK Government wants to govern, all they need do is follow Nicola Sturgeon. |
|
Jul 15, 2020 |
890 |
| Kanye West's hopes of being the next US president seem to be heading south fast. |
|
Jul 8, 2020 |
902 |
| Brides and grooms need to love, honour - and obey the rules on social distancing. |
|
Jul 1, 2020 |
899 |
| Famous few should demonstrate scruffy solidarity and let their hair go full Worzel. |
|
Jun 24, 2020 |
863 |
| I haven't been in a transport of delight since hearing we may have to isolate after flying. |
|
Jun 17, 2020 |
866 |
| It's oh-so quiet on locked-down Lewis - where every day's a Sunday from the 60s; Agenda. |
|
Jun 10, 2020 |
889 |
| Like a panda, my diet includes bamboo... shoots, with chicken and black bean sauce. |
|
Jun 3, 2020 |
895 |
| It's plain to see Dom was dumb about his castle jaunt, but dumber not to apologise. |
|
May 27, 2020 |
897 |
| Some easing will be pleasing - just before we all find out everyone's true hair colour. |
|
May 20, 2020 |
885 |
| Forget Breaking Bad, I'm exercising my little grey cells with some classic Poirot. |
|
May 13, 2020 |
899 |
| Selling an island or two, or a luxury yacht, would pay staff wages for the millionaires; Agenda. |
|
Apr 22, 2020 |
902 |
| This pandemic's grim enough without the fools who give conspiracy theories oxygen. |
|
Apr 15, 2020 |
847 |
| I'm poleaxed by the way my wife wants to socially distance herself - from me. |
|
Apr 8, 2020 |
891 |
| Perhaps this lockdown could bring some hare-brained haircuts back into fashion. |
|
Apr 1, 2020 |
876 |
| Sobering sight as Johnson attempts best Churchillian tone - and even uses a comb. |
|
Mar 25, 2020 |
891 |
| OK to laugh at tough time like this - but panic buying madness is beyond a joke. |
|
Mar 18, 2020 |
885 |
| Young Lewis can get away with almost anything - except growing his facial hair. |
|
Mar 11, 2020 |
899 |
| Amazon's hi-tech gadgets can't compare to the amazing Alexa I already have installed. |
|
Mar 4, 2020 |
924 |
| Scotland must take the lead in banning this vile orgy of violence we call a 'sport'. |
|
Feb 26, 2020 |
892 |
| Facebook is like a fridge: You know there's nothing new there but check just in case. |
|
Feb 19, 2020 |
872 |
| Seaweed could help the dairy industry weather attacks by Hollywood 'stars'. |
|
Feb 12, 2020 |
890 |
| I'd not be at all surprised if life has been a beach for Lucky Lucan at Luskentyre. |
|
Feb 5, 2020 |
889 |
| I was taught to punctuate, therefore I do - and I don't believe in the 'Oxford comma' Agenda. |
|
Jan 29, 2020 |
899 |
| Yes, it's that time again - the deadline for Submit and Stump Up is fast approaching. |
|
Jan 22, 2020 |
881 |
| The royal family is floundering - there is definitely something fishy going on. |
|
Jan 15, 2020 |
862 |
| Jibes from awards host Gervais handed an A-list rude awakening to Hollywood's stars. |
Awards list |
Jan 8, 2020 |
904 |
| I asked tradesmen about ideas for my pelvic floor - one didn't even know I was pregnant. |
|
Dec 31, 2019 |
904 |
| Advent calendars are getting much harder to buy - their days are numbered, I guess. |
|
Dec 24, 2019 |
878 |
| Times have changed at Christmas but it's more of the same for must-have presents. |
|
Dec 18, 2019 |
885 |
| Life shouldn't be harder because we are living north o' the Braes o' Killiecrankie. |
|
Dec 11, 2019 |
882 |
| Ram it, human! Four-legged descendants get their own back on glutton for mutton. |
|
Dec 4, 2019 |
887 |
| Not often Mrs X is lost for words - until a playful pastor outstretches a high five. |
|
Nov 20, 2019 |
871 |
| Time to extinguish dangerous and pointless historical farce we refer to as 'Bonfire Night'. |
|
Nov 13, 2019 |
878 |
| Heading home after pants shopping down south, we went where nobody knows us. |
Travel narrative |
Nov 6, 2019 |
896 |
| Why are you slowing down? The sign says 'Deer risk, please drive slowly' - my dear. |
|
Oct 30, 2019 |
922 |
| Ferry, please have mercy, 'cause the land's the place I love - and would prefer to stay. |
|
Oct 23, 2019 |
858 |
| Clarkson's shifted into top gear as new host of revamped quiz show. |
|
Oct 16, 2019 |
864 |
| 'I'm looking forward to smaller electricity bills now the daughter has headed south'. |
|
Oct 9, 2019 |
884 |
| Let's raise an uisge beatha to our glorious language... it's agad when you get used to it. |
|
Oct 2, 2019 |
866 |
| Keeping my own counsel has often been best for me - particularly if The Chase is on. |
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Sep 25, 2019 |
910 |
