Skye for summer visitors) met with widespread opposition, spearheaded by the pressure group SKAT (Skye and Kyle Against Tolls). On 21 December 2004 it was announced that the Scottish Executive had purchased the bridge from its owners and the tolls were immediately removed. Bus services run to Inverness and Glasgow, and there are local services on the island, mainly starting from Portree or Broadford. Train services run from Kyle of Lochalsh at the mainland end of the Skye Bridge to Inverness, as well as from Glasgow to Mallaig from where the ferry can be caught to Armadale. The Isle of Skye
Ione Skye role on "Arrested Development". In addition to acting, Skye also works as a painter, and has authored several children's books. In 2006, VH1 ranked her number 84 on its list of the 100 Greatest Teen Stars. Skye was born Ione Skye Leitch in Hampstead, London, England, the daughter of folk singer-songwriter Donovan and model Enid Karl (née Stulberger). Her father is Scottish, and her mother was an American of Jewish descent who was raised in the Bronx, New York City. Her second name comes from the Isle of Skye. She is the younger sister of Camp Freddy singer Donovan Leitch.