Background
Hutchinson was born at Farnworth, near Bolton, in Lancashire, but lives on Raasay, off the east coast of Skye.
Hutchinson was born at Farnworth, near Bolton, in Lancashire, but lives on Raasay, off the east coast of Skye.
Hutchinson worked on the London underground magazine Oz, acting as caretaker editor while the magazine"s editors were on trial for obscenity in 1971. Hutchinson went on to edit International Times, and then the listings magazine Time Out. In 1977 he joined the left-wing newspaper, the West Highland Free Press, based on the Isle of Skye, where he remains a columnist.
He has also served as editor of the Stornoway Gazette.