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[ Tuesday, 01 February 2022 - Monday, 28 February 2022 ]
1 Urgent Action Needed on Ferries
With islands at crisis point as widespread chaos engulfs ferry services throughout the Inner and Outer Hebrides as a result of over runs in the Calmac dry docking schedule and the breakdown of MV Hebrides,…
2 Severe Weather – Yellow Warning
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind, covering the Western Isles, on Thursday 10th February. The warning is valid between 0300 and 1200 on Thursday.
3 Schemes for Protecting Vulnerable Communities against Energy Price Rises
The Leader of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Cllr Roddie Mackay, has written to OFGEM suggesting two policy solutions to protect vulnerable communities in the Western Isles and other areas against debilitating…
4 Comhairle Responds to CHFS Debundling Suggestion
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar have responded to the article that was published in The Herald over the weekend that suggested the de-bundling of Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services might be an option
5 Comhairle Leader Welcomes Establishment of Island Forum
Comhairle Leader, Roddie Mackay, has written to Secretary of State for Levelling up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, welcoming the establishment of an Islands Forum to help level-up island communities.…
6 West Coast Creels
Business Gateway has helped an Isle of Lewis fishing supplies business grow its operations with funding and new premises secured on the outskirts of Stornoway.
West Coast Creels is a family-owned business…