The Department of Education, Skills & Children’s Services are delighted to announce that every school in the Western Isle is to be gifted a set of Scrabble: Gàidhlig.  The game was made available in late 2023 and the Department are delighted to offer pupils the opportunity to develop their linguistic skills in a fun way.…

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has welcomed the announcement that the proposed Spiorad na Mara offshore wind development will provide the Communities of the West Coast of Lewis with long-term investment. Spiorad na Mara is a proposed offshore wind farm, located approximately 5-13km off the West Coast of the Isle of Lewis. The community-benefit commitment will see…

The Athlete Travel Award Scheme for October 2024 – April 2025 opens to applications from Monday 26th August 2024. The application form and accompanying guidance can be found on the CNES website in the Sport & Health / Community Sports Hub section. The Islands Athlete Travel Award Scheme allows Athletes from the Outer Hebrides the opportunity to…

The Comhairle’s Environmental Health team has been notified that the raised levels of naturally occurring bivalve shellfish biotoxins at Loch Leurbost and Loch Erisort have returned to safe levels. The warnings against eating shellfish from these areas has now been lifted.

Last week Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Skills Development Scotland, the wider Local Employability Partnership and local employers came together to provide Bakkafrost employees with employability support through the PACE Partnership. Bakkafrost confirmed last month that they had begun redundancy consultation with 77 staff at their Marybank Processing Site. Through the partnership response these employees were…

The Care Inspectorate has published a positive report of the June 2024 inspection of the Lewis Care at Home Service. The report was very positive scoring the service as Very Good and Good in the two measured categories. ·       How well do we support people’s wellbeing?  5 – Very Good ·       How good is our staff team?…

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has made two appointments to senior roles with Anne Murray moving into the position of Chief Officer, Economic & Community Regeneration and John Cunningham taking the role of Chief Planning Officer. Anne and John will bring a huge amount of experience to their respective roles having both held a number of…

Representatives from Comhairle nan Eilean Siar today met with Kirsty McNeill MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Scotland Office, during a two-day visit to the Isle of Lewis. Discussions covered a range of matters including infrastructure, economic growth priorities, impact of specific UK Government policies on the islands, and the future direction of…