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The Leader of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Cllr. Roddie Mackay, recently met with Scotland Officer Minister, Lord Duncan, to discuss a number of issues including island renewables.

Speaking after the meeting…

The Comhairle’s Communities and Housing Committee this week approved an interim Digitisation Policy which will increase opportunities to support research, learning and cultural engagement...

Tourism related to archaeology is worth approximately £4m to the Western Isles. The Comhairle’s Sustainable Development Committee today heard that tourism related to archaeology is worth approximately…

Comhairle calls on British Gas to consider fairer tariffs for Stornoway customers. Councillor Donald Crichton has written to Mark Hodges the Chief Executive of British Gas asking the company to consider…

At a meeting of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Education, Sport and Children’s Services Committee this afternoon, Tuesday 26th September, Members will be asked to approve a prioritised list for refurbishment…

Members of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Education, Sport and Children’s Services Committee will be asked to note a report at a meeting of the committee tomorrow, Tuesday 26th September, detailing the new…

Members of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Education, Sport and Children’s Services will tomorrow, Tuesday 26th September, be asked to note an independent external review of the first year of the transformational…

The announcement of the preliminary rounds of the National Gaelic Schools Debate competition has been made and the 2017 competition looks set to be another excellent year!

Monitoring work undertaken on behalf of Food Standards Scotland has identified that the high levels of shellfish toxins identified in East Loch Roag in Lewis on 08 September 2017 have returned to safe…

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has welcomed a new round of stakeholder engagement and consultation on ferry services affecting the Outer Hebrides.

At next week’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee,…

Cllr Kenny John Macleod has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Integration Joint Board (IJB) which oversees a wide range of Health and Social Care Services in the Western Isles...

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee agreed at the June meeting to extend the pay and display into the area known as the Fisherman’s car park, areas of South Beach adjacent…