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[ Sunday, 01 July 2018 - Tuesday, 31 July 2018 ]
1 “Positive findings” from Progress Review of Services for Older People
A Care Inspectorate progress review of services for older people in the Western Isles, undertaken in May 2018, indicated that the partnership had delivered “an impressive amount of improvement” since …
2 High Levels of Shellfish Toxin
Monitoring work undertaken on behalf of Food Standards Scotland has identified raised levels of shellfish toxins in Loch Leurbost in Lewis.
3 Sign Up to be a Mischief Maker at Your Library!
Libraries in the Western Isles are calling for children to sign up to read six books this summer as part of Mischief Makers, the Tesco Bank Summer Reading Challenge Scotland 2018.
4 Highlands & Islands European Partnership (HIEP)
The Highlands & Islands European Partnership (HIEP) has launched a position paper on Regional Policy.
5 Tickets for Iolaire Community Remembrance Event
The Iolaire Working Group is pleased to announce that the public will be able to reserve tickets for the Iolaire Community Remembrance Event from 9am on Monday 10th September 2018.
6 Tickets for "A Community Remembers" Event
Tickets for the Iolaire Festival of Remembrance Event will be available from this page at 9am on Monday 10th September 2018.
7 Affordable Housing Programme for 2018/19
The Comhairle, in partnership with Hebridean Housing Partnership, has recently approved the Affordable Housing Programme for 2018/19.
8 Trading Standards Warning
Trading Standards Officers from Comhairle nan Eilean Siar are aware of doorstep collectors currently operating in Lewis who may be portraying to be charity collectors.
9 Appointment as Joint Vice President
Councillor Alasdair Macleod of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has been appointed as Joint Vice President of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions’ influential Islands Commission for 2018/19.
10 Moonhackathon and Apollo 11 VR at Stornoway Library
On Friday 20th July, Stornoway Library is going to host a Moonhackathon for the very first time.
11 HTA Archive Project
A project led by the Comhairle’s archive service, Tasglann nan Eilean, has brought together and catalogued the entire archive of the Harris Tweed Authority.
12 Islands Bill Becomes Law
The Islands Bill has received Royal Assent and become an Act of the Scottish Parliament.