Tesco's first supermarket in Skye could open in 2028

Tesco could open its first store on the Isle of Skye by the end of 2028.

Developer West Ranga Skye Limited has submitted a detailed planning application with Highland Council for a food store and a fuel filling station in Portree.

The proposed site near the town's new link road was previously earmarked for a supermarket by local authority.

West Ranga Skye Limited said the store could employ about 100 people, and construction work could start next summer if planning permission was secured.

Co-op is currently the largest food retailer on Skye, with three stores on the island.

There has been concern about lack of competition and those worries heightened when the Co-op was hit by a recent cyber attack last year, which left shelves empty.

Kate Forbes, who was island's MSP at the time, later revealed she had held talks with a large company about opening a store on the island to introduce more competition.