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Due to forecasted weather conditions and sea states this week, the sea run to Bernera scheduled to take place on Thursday 22nd October, will now go ahead on Thursday 29th October.

Residents on the Isle of Great Bernera will have their bins emptied on the scheduled day - Tuesday 20th October. We would ask that residents present their bins for collection by 8am on Tuesday 20th October.

CNES is asking individuals and organisations to answer 4 questions as part of its ongoing community engagement on budgetary and service issues.

The Comhairle is looking to find savings of £6.6m over the…

The Leader of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has urged residents and organisations in the Western Isles to take the opportunity to contribute to a consultation on the Comhairle’s budgetary plans as part of…

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has called on Cal-Mac to work together and consider the needs of islands and the islands economy.

The call comes as Cal-Mac are putting the Heb Isles on the freight run for Stornoway-Ullapool…

Due to ongoing vessel maintenance work at Goat Island, the utility sea run to Bernera planned for Thursday 15th October has been postponed to next week.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, as part of its resilience planning considerations in relation to the current weight restriction on Bernera bridge, is planning to undertake a utility run of Heavy Goods Vehicles…

As part of the ongoing Lewis Residential Care project at Goathill, Stornoway, essential road improvement and drainage works are planned for Perceval Road and Columbia Place.

Works will commence on Monday…

Following on from the first full week of council service committees, which I outlined previously, we completed the ‘set’ last week with a meeting of the Audit & Scrutiny Committee.

Postal Voters in the Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch by-election are reminded that postal votes must be returned by 10pm on Thursday 8 October 2020.

Malcolm Burr, Returning Officer, is reminding voters in the Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch By Election what they need to know to have their say on Polling Day.

Local fishing vessel owners are being reminded that they will need to register as ‘food businesses’, and have their vessel inspected by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar to enable catch to be exported, either…