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Laxdale Primary School Wins Litter Picking Prize
Laxdale Primary School have been crowned Highlands and Islands champion in a litter picking competition for young people across Scotland. Environmental charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful, hosts a ‘litter league’, which is an initiative aimed at getting children and young people more involved with cleaning up litter across the country. The competition sees almost 6,000 pupils take…
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Firefighters Memorial Day
A service was held in Martin’s Memorial Church on Saturday 4 May, to mark Firefighters Memorial Day, a national day dedicated to honouring firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty. The service honoured the bravery and sacrifices which firefighters of the Western Isles, both past and present, have made over the…
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Convener Reflects on Comhairle Meetings
At the meeting of the Comhairle on 1 May Cllr Kenny Macleod, Convener of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, reflected on a historic committee series that saw members meet on three islands. Cllr Kenny Macleod, Convener of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, said: For the first time since April 2014, we held service committee meetings outside Stornoway,…
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Cyber-Attack Information Shared with Comhairle Members and Local Organisations
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar joined the Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland to deliver cyber security information sessions to local organisations on 30th April at the Caladh Hotel, Stornoway. The well attended sessions gave public and private sector organisations an opportunity to hear about Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s experience of a Cyber-Attack, learn more about the…
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Dà chuirm eile air an Ainmeachadh mu Choinneamh Dìleab 2024: Leverhulme
Gabhaidh dà chuirm eile àite ann an Leòdhas mar phàirt de Dhìleab 2024: Leverhulme. Gabhaidh a’ chiad chuirm àite anns an Lanntair air Diciadain 15 Cèitean aig 1930 agus bidh fiosrachadh a thaobh thiogaidean ri fhaighinn a dh’ aithghearr. Bidh sgoilearan bho chlasaichean Gàidhlig AS1 bho Àrdsgoil Mhicneacail a’ taisbeanadh nan sgilean aca agus a’…
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Surface Dressing Works
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is planning to undertake Surface Dressing Works throughout the Western Isles from 6th May 2024. Works are planned to commence in Tong Village and will then move to Parkend/ Braighe Area, Cameron Terrace , Tarbert to Scalpay, A859 Seilebost and Rhenigidale before moving to Uist on 3rd June for 2 weeks. Where…
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Options Presented for Barra and Vatersay Community Campus
At a meeting of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Policy and Resources Committee held in Vatersay Hall on 24 April 2024 Comhairle members were presented with 3 options for delivering the education and leisure elements of the Barra and Vatersay Community Campus Development. Last year the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care announced that the…
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Uist and Barra Consultation on Outer Hebrides Local Housing Strategy
Engagement with various groups has been carried out for the preparation of the Outer Hebrides Housing Need and Demand Assessment, which feeds into the Local Housing Strategy (LHS) 2024-29. An Early Engagement Survey was also undertaken to gauge views on the direction of the LHS. The Comhairle would like now to consult and engage in…
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Spiorad na Mara Offshore Wind Farm
Spiorad na Mara Notice to Mariners 004 v02As laid positions of Fish Monitoring Survey Receivers The fish monitoring receivers have been successfully laid.Spiorad na Mara Ltd have successfully deployed a series of fish acoustic tagging receivers within the proposed Spiorad na Mara offshore windfarm array area by the vessel Walrus.The receivers are deployed in the…
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Raising the Voices of Island Young People
At the end of March, the Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs) for the Western Isles met with their counterparts from Orkney and Shetland at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Alannah Logue from Lewis, who has been an MSYP since 2022, and newly elected Ellie Denehy from Barra had the opportunity to take part…
