February 2020

Scottish Apprenticeship Week (2-6 March 2020) is the annual campaign to show that apprenticeships work for businesses, individuals and the economy.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar welcomes the successful applications to the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF). Four major infrastructure projects have been recommended for approval…

At today’s meeting of full council, Comhairle Leader, Cllr Roddie Mackay’s budget was overwhelmingly approved by Members. The Comhairle Leader delivered the following speech:

Do you organise events in your community? Confused with paperwork required for an event? Or don’t even know where to start with it all, the Western Isles Safety Advisory Group are organising free event…

Details of some of the plans for LUACH, a new Gaelic-medium festival which will take place for the first time on 3rd and 4th April 2020, have been revealed by organisers

Western Isles Councillors are meeting next week to set the Local Authority’s budget for 2020/21.

Care Day, the national celebration of care-experienced young people, takes place each February across Scotland, falling this year on Friday 21 February. Care Day will be extra special in the Western Isles,…

In conjunction with Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar are offering an opportunity to students with Gaelic skills to be employed for ten weeks during summer 2020 in the Western Isles with organisations…

At 7:30pm on Monday 17^th February, there will be a Livestream Q+A for any young people and/or parents who may be interested in finding out what Foundation Apprenticeships the Comhairle has to offer for…

A series of consultation ‘ceilidhs’ took place a fortnight ago providing communities with a further chance to contribute to the development of Pròiseact an Fhìor Àite (the Great Place project).

In January 2010, the Comhairle took the bold step of more than halving its existing sports facility membership fees to try and encourage our communities to become more active. Ten years on and nearly …

The three Island Authorities have called for a moratorium on HIAL’s plans to centralise Air Traffic Control services pending an Islands Communities Impact Assessment as legislated for under the Islands…