Category: Press Release

The Comhairle’s Environmental Health team has been notified that the raised levels of naturally occurring bivalve shellfish biotoxins at Loch Leurbost and Loch Erisort have returned to safe levels. The warnings against eating shellfish from these areas has now been lifted.

Last week Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Skills Development Scotland, the wider Local Employability Partnership and local employers came together to provide Bakkafrost employees with employability support through the PACE Partnership. Bakkafrost confirmed last month that they had begun redundancy consultation with 77 staff at their Marybank Processing Site. Through the partnership response these employees were…

The Care Inspectorate has published a positive report of the June 2024 inspection of the Lewis Care at Home Service. The report was very positive scoring the service as Very Good and Good in the two measured categories. ·       How well do we support people’s wellbeing?  5 – Very Good ·       How good is our staff team?…

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has made two appointments to senior roles with Anne Murray moving into the position of Chief Officer, Economic & Community Regeneration and John Cunningham taking the role of Chief Planning Officer. Anne and John will bring a huge amount of experience to their respective roles having both held a number of…

Representatives from Comhairle nan Eilean Siar today met with Kirsty McNeill MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Scotland Office, during a two-day visit to the Isle of Lewis. Discussions covered a range of matters including infrastructure, economic growth priorities, impact of specific UK Government policies on the islands, and the future direction of…

 Young people from schools across the Western Isles have, today, been receiving the results of National Qualifications from the Scottish Qualifications Authority.  The Comhairle would like to congratulate all young people celebrating success in achieving qualifications today. As well as success in academic assessment, the Comhairle recognises and celebrates the many and varied achievements of…

Biotoxins affecting bivalve shellfish in coastal waters in Loch Leurbost.The Comhairle’s Environmental Health team has been notified that there are raised levels of naturally occurring bivalve shellfish biotoxins following routine monitoring at Loch Leurbost.Eating bivalve shellfish such as mussels, oysters, cockles or razor fish from Loch Leurbost may pose a health risk arising from the…

The Comhairle’s Environmental Health Team has been notified that there are raised levels of naturally occurring bivalve shellfish biotoxins following routine monitoring at Loch Carloway. Eating bivalve shellfish such as cockles, mussels, oysters or razor fish from Loch Carloway may pose a health risk arising from the consumption of these biotoxins. As a sensible precaution,…

The Royal Regiment of Scotland will be granted the Freedom of the Western Isles at a ceremony in Perceval Square, Stornoway on Saturday 7 September 2024. The regiment will gather at Porters Lodge before marching towards Perceval Square where the ceremony will take place. Full details of the ceremony will be provided closer to the time. In…

Comann Dualchas Innse Gall (the Outer Hebrides Heritage Forum), in partnership with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Heritage Service, is pleased to announce an award from a national funding body to advance heritage development in the Outer Hebrides. The project, ‘A’togail suas an Dualchais tro na h-Eileanan an Iar | Heritage Building in the Outer Hebrides’,…