October 2021
1 Islands Approve First 3 Growth Deal Business Cases
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Orkney and Shetland Islands Councils have taken a significant step forward in joint working on the Islands Growth Deal
2 Read all about Western Isles Libraries Book Week Scotland Celebrations.
Western Isles Libraries is hosting online author events over the next few weeks to celebrate Book Week Scotland 2021 (15 to 21 November).
3 Outer Hebrides flood risk management plan
The Comhairle is encouraging individuals and community groups to take part in an ongoing joint public consultation with SEPA on how flood risk management will be carried out in the Outer Hebrides over…
4 Levels of Shellfish Toxin back to safe levels
Monitoring work undertaken on behalf of Food Standards Scotland has identified that the high levels of shellfish toxins identified in Loch Seaforth and East Loch Tarbert in Harris on 17 September 2021…
5 Can you help the NLS?
Thank you to all those who recently completed the survey for our project with the National Library of Scotland. Your responses are feeding a project exploring how you can access digital content from the…
6 CalMac Progress Welcomed
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Chairman of Transportation and Infrastructure, Cllr Uisdean Robertson, has welcomed the announcement of an additional vessel being purchased to join the CalMac fleet from Summer…