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1 Switched on Towns & Cities Programme
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has been awarded feasibility support from the Energy Savings Trust through the Scottish Government’s ‘Switched on Towns and Cities Programme’.
2 Comhairle Meets With UK Transport Minister
The Comhairle has welcomed the opportunity to meet with Baroness Sugg, UK Government Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, when she visited the Western Isles this afternoon.
3 Comhairle Welcomes SSEN "Needs Case" Submission
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar today welcomed news that Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has submitted its ‘Needs Case’ for the proposed 600MW Western Isles Radial Connector to energy regulator,…
4 Outer Hebrides Community Planning Partnership Community Engagement Event
“Residents in the Uists are invited to attend an Outer Hebrides Community Planning Partnership community engagement event which will be held in at An Caladh, East Camp, Balivanich on Wednesday 22 August…
5 Comhairle Calls For Increased Transport Resilience Following Ferry Breakdown
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Transportation and Infrastructure Chair has called for an increase in resilience in the ferry services network including the use of two ferries on the Stornoway Ullapool route.
6 Iolaire Panel from the Great Tapestry of Scotland
A panel from the Great Tapestry of Scotland depicting the Iolaire disaster of 1 January 1919 will be on display at Museum nan Eilean Lews Castle as part of an exhibition commemorating the tragedy.
7 Eilean Siar 2018 SQA Results
2018 SQA data, released today, indicates that percentages in Eilean Siar achieving National 5 are higher than the national figure. 83.39% achieved National 5 in Eilean Siar, whereas the national pass …
8 Children’s Hearing Panel Recruiting Panel Practice Advisors
The Eilean Siar Children’s Hearing Panel is recruiting Panel Practice Advisors to support children and young people through supporting panel members. The role is voluntary and would require 1-2 days per…
9 “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 …
10 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.
11 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.
12 Highlands & Islands European Partnership (HIEP)
The Highlands & Islands European Partnership (HIEP) has launched a position paper on Regional Policy.