By Sally Campbell Nostalgia is an affectionate feeling you have for the past, especially for a particularly happy time. We can all relate to that, as I heard even yesterday in the drop in with the CalMac team who spent the morning listening to stories from long term residents about the wonders of the ferry …

A post from Caught by the River, by Lally MacBeth. Every year in December they publish a series, ‘Shadows and Reflections’, in which their contributors share highs, lows and oddments from the past 12 months. At the beginning of the year Matthew gave me a Geranium cutting. It had been given to him by his …

Going deaf can be fun! Sent in by Voice reader Rory Cowan. As you go through life you move through the intelligence categories – a child may show promise, be recognised as bright then maybe turns into a prodigy or possibly young fool or grows into a tearaway. Youngsters can morph into becoming responsible or …

…To all our contributors over the past year who have sent in pieces, from scientific research and local history, to poems and essays, photos and recipes, and everything else in between, your work makes the Voice and is greatly appreciated. Without the contributions in all their diversity the Voice wouldn’t be possible so a great …