A SNOW-clad Staffin has provided the backdrop for a pop star’s new video.

Upcoming Merseyside singer-songwriter Jennifer Davies has released “Choke” which was shot on Skye earlier this year.

It was shot back in February at several locations with Staffin Beach and Sartle, providing shots of the Quiraing, featuring prominently.

The singer and her crew stayed several nights in Staffin.

The song’s video, which is on her debut EP “Lapse of Time”, has already had 4,300 views on You Tube.

To watch it,  click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0yrAS9jA0

A CLUTCH of Staffin children are in the Highland Capital today (13.10) eyeing further success at the Royal National Mòd 2014.

The youngsters are in Inverness, along with their Trotternish neighbours from Kilmuir, to compete in a variety of competitions including singing and recitals as the children’s section of the national festival starts proper.

The children will be buoyed after their silverware success at the Skye Provincial Mòd back in the summer. 

Trotternish has a rich tradition of national Mòd achievements and ...

IT WAS lights, camera and action… as the spotlight turned on Gaelic’s starring role in the Staffin Ecomuseum.

Staffin Community Trust directors Dugald Ross and Sine Gillespie were both interviewed on Tuesday (7.10) about the language’s use in the ecomuseum called Ceumannan, which opened in 2009.

Gaelic runs throughout the ecomuseum, from the names of the 13 walking locations including the Cuith-Raing, Loch Shianta and An Lethallt. Then there are the stories behind the different sites and Gaelic has a high-profile prominence in the literature like the ...

LOCAL residents, townships and landowners in Staffin are being encouraged to suggest potential sites for new affordable housing.

The Staffin Community Trust has issued the call. Fifteen years have passed since affordable homes were built in Staffin after the houses emerged following the demolition of the old school.

The Trust sees the provision of housing as vital if younger people are to be retained within the district, the school roll decline reversed and jobs created through the proposed Slipway development.

A comprehensive ...

STAFFIN landmarks, captured at sunrise by a drone, have played a starring role in a film which has sparked a major buzz on social media.

The Quiraing, Kilt Rock and Old Man of Storr feature prominently in the short film called “Beautiful Scotland”, which was produced by Edinburgh filmmaker John Duncan.

The drone, which was likened to a swarm of bees on its flights around Staffin, saw the area promoted to hundreds of thousands of people across the UK this week.

John visited Staffin back in ...