Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar is making groundbreaking strides in sustainable waste management by diverting 100% of non-recyclable waste in Uist and Barra from landfill by turning it into an alternative fuel.
A group of 5th year students from The Nicolson Institute have secured a grant of £3000 for Crossroads through the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI).
Representatives of the Stornoway Trust, Muaitheabhal Community Wind Farm Trust and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar met on Friday 6th December to begin work to explore how offers of up to 20% community ownership in both the Stornoway Wind Farm and the Uisenis Wind Farm can best be brought into community ownership.
On Friday 29 November over 80 young people were presented with Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Certificates at a ceremony for Lewis participants in the Nicolson Institute, Stornoway.
Hear from Jessie MacDonald, a Gaelic Conversational Development Officer at Cothrom Learning Centre in South Uist, focusing on enhancing Gaelic conversational skills through unique, verbal-based teaching methods.
There are a number of planned changes to Refuse and Recycling Collections in the Western Isles on Wednesday 25 December 2024 and Wednesday 1 January 2025.
Leabharlainn nan Eilean Siar/ Western Isles Libraries is delighted to announce the award of funding from two Scottish Government funds, the School Library Improvement Fund (SLIF) and Public Library Improvement Fund (PLIF).
