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Skye

[skahy]

noun

  1. Isle of, an island in the Hebrides, in NW Scotland: cattle farming. 670 sq. mi. (1,735 sq. km).



Skye

/ skaɪ /

noun

  1. a mountainous island off the NW coast of Scotland, the largest island of the Inner Hebrides: tourist centre. Chief town: Portree. Pop: 9232 (2001). Area: 1735 sq km (670 sq miles)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Mr Mackness walked while wearing pink - Evie's favourite colour - and faced a number of challenges, including a serious fall that left him concussed on a cliff edge, becoming marooned on the Isle of Skye, and an Achilles tendon injury.

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Skye House, which opened in 2009 at Glasgow's Stobhill hospital, accepts children aged 12 to 18 who are considered to be at crisis point.

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A spokesperson said there had been a recent joint visit to Skye House from HIS and the MWC and the health board was awaiting recommendations.

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In September 2018, the health board was fined £70,000 over the "foreseeable" death of a teenage girl at Skye House five years earlier.

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A Scottish government spokesperson said ministers had been clear about their concern regarding the Skye House allegations.

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