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12/12/2000

Comhairle Boosts Gaelic Development

Mobile Phone Sales Warning

Comhairle Steps Up The Fight Against Poverty

08/12/2000

Comhairle Slams Claims of Diffidence

07/12/2000

Comhairle Welcomes Grant Settlement

06/12/2000

Concern Over Lack Of Progress On MOD Houses

04/12/2000

Christmas Lights Switch On

Launch Of European Funds Strategy For Increased Prosperity For Islands

23/11/2000

- Comhairle Provides Extra Support For Older and Disabled People

Comhairle Warmly Welcomes HIE Jobs Devolution

- Major Redevelopment For Residential Home

22/11/2000

- Continuing Unison Industrial Action - Winter Weather Warning To Drivers - Comhairle Agrees Improved Links With Fish Farming Sector - Extra Government Recycling Cash

21/11/2000 - Sports Councils off to Flying Start - Boost For Comunn Eachdradh Bharabhais agus Bhru - Major Housing Conference

15/11/2000 - SINA meeting 'Encouraging'

13/11/2000 - Licensees Urged to Comply With Conditions

09/11/2000 - Disappointment for Comhairle as Challenge Bid Fails - Transport Fund Decision Difficult to Understand

07/11/2000

- Highest Number Of Visitors To The Dome On Western Isles Day

06/11/2000

- Annual Membership Now On Offer At Nicolson Lewis Sports Centre - Survey of Comhairle Tenants

03/11/2000

- Lingerbay - Comhairle's Stance Vindicated

11/10/2000

- National Consumer Week 2000

11/09/2000

- HISP Bid For Sound Of Barra Ferry Service - E-Causeway Reaches Out To World Wide Audience

03/07/2000 - Maggie's Royal Award Proves Western Isles On "The Cutting Edge" For Second Year Running - PSYBT Aims To Give Youngsters An Extra Helping Hand To Set Up In Business - Latest Recipient of PSYBT Start-up Funding To Address Business Awareness Evening

27/06/2000 - Economic Workshop - Barra 27 June 2000 - Comhairle And College Will Work Together - Lews Castle College - Call To Work Together - Comhairle Calls For Consultation As Kerley Report Published

23/06/2000 - Comhairle Confirms Commitment To Secure Status

21/06/2000 - Welcome For New Appointments To Cal-Mac Board

20/06/2000 - DSO Takes On 8 Apprentices - Scottish Youth Summit 2000

16/06/2000 - Comhairle Appoints New Chief Executive - Linking Up The Islands

15/06/2000 - Atlantic Frontier Environment Forum Meeting In Stornoway

14/06/2000 - Atlantic Frontier Environment Forum Meeting In Stornoway

13/06/2000 - HISP Appointments 'Disappointing'

09/06/2000 - Early Bird Leisure Centre Sessions - Welcome For Schools Cash

08/06/2000 - Children's Tapestries Unwanted In the Dome - Comhairle Backs Gaelic Minister - Call For Review Of Role of CNAG

07/06/2000 - New Pointers Cafe Open From 16th June - Algal Bloom Warning

06/06/2000 - Welcome For Airport Cash

05/06/2000 - In Praise Of Songs From The Western Isles - Comhairle to meet EU Fisheries Commissioner

02/06/2000 - Chief Executive Shortleet Drawn Up

01/06/2000 - Finance Director Cleared By CIPFA

31/05/2000 - Positive Economic Summit for the Comhairle and HIE - Calls Growing for Public Enquiry into Nuclear Plant's Future

30/05/2000 - Comhairle To Set Up ACE Amenity and Environmental Improvement Programme - Comhairle To Seek Schools Combination Guidance

25/05/2000 - Scottish Parliament Authorises Increase in Planning Fees - Comhairle Welcomes Decision To Call Off Strike Action

24/05/2000 - Comhairle Urges Calm Over Cal-Mac Action

23/05/2000 - Uist Co-Ordinating Committee Make Bid For £3m

19/05/2000 - Scallops From Loch Roag Test Positive For DSP - Comhairle Seeks Ministerial Assistance Over Proposed Cal-Mac Strike

17/05/2000 - Further BCCI Dividend Brings Total Amount Recovered By Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar To 68% - Time and Punishment In Hebrides?

16/05/2000 - Closure At Two Lochs as Mussels Test Positive - New Community Schools Project - 1 Year On
Balivanich Primary - Iochdar Primary - Sgoil Lionacleit
- Population Figures Signal Need For Resources To Be Targeted At Areas Of Greatest Need

11/05/2000 - Statement re. ITC Report - Cliasmol Pupil Picks Up Top Fringe Poster Prize - One-Stop Service Needed For Economic Development

09/05/2000 - Opening Of Pitch Completes Smith Avenue Sports Facilities

08/05/2000 - Western Isles Shell LiveWIRE Entrepreneur receives National Recogtnition at Scottish Final

03/05/2000 - Telephone Sales Warning

27/04/2000 - Comhairle Welcomes Early Review By External Auditors - Statement re. Transport Minister's Announcement

26/04/2000 - Discussions On Fishing, Fuel and Lingerbay

25/04/2000 - Work To Start On Eriskay Causeway - Moves To Combat Harassment At Work - Convener Joins Warrant Sales Debate

19/04/2000 - Comhairle Seeks To Fill Castaway Post

18/04/2000 - Proposals For Western Isles Youth Council - Comhairle Moves Ahead With Decentralisation

17/04/2000 - Comhairle Gives Green Light To Parliament/Local Government Covenant

11/04/2000 - Crofters Commission To Retain Specialist Role - Western Isles Retains Assisted Area Status - Conference A Great Success - Tonga To Barra - Latha Na Gaidhlig - Recycling Work To Start

10/04/2000 - Western Isles In Bloom

3/04/2000 - Success Of Western Isles Childcare Partnership - Walking The Walk - Praise For Comhairle's Internet Site

31/03/2000 - Shell Livewire Young Entreperneur Of 2000

30/03/2000 - Contract Services Backs Refuse Collection Survey

29/03/2000 - Community Economic Development Scheme - Household Refuse Survey Shows High Level Of Satisfaction - Nicolson Takes Environmental Services Vice-Chair

28/03/2000 - Daliburgh School Gets Top Marks

27/03/2000 - Western Isles Domestic Abuse Forum

24/03/2000 - Convener To Name Western Isles Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur Of 2000 - Feedback Wanted On Community Care Plan

23/03/2000 - Deep Sadness Over Death Of Viscount Dunrossil CMG JP, Lord Lieutenant of The Western Isles

21/03/2000 - Welcome For Loganair Barra Service Award - Welcome For Air Tax Reduction

20/03/2000 - Welcome For Cash Boost For Initiative At The Edge Areas - Young People's Website Name and Logo Competition

17/03/2000 - Comhairle Presses HIAL Over Airport Extension

9/03/2000 - Working For Economic Regeneration The Priority As Comhairle Sets Council Tax

9/03/2000 - Working For Economic Regeneration The Priority As Comhairle Sets Council Tax

8/03/2000 - Meeting Of Audit Working Party - 8 March 2000

7/03/2000 - Safetywise Launch New Competiton

29/02/2000 - Comhairle Reports Go Live On The Internet

25/02/2000 - Sports Festival - 25th Anniversary

22/02/2000 - Shell Live Wire Competition - Statement By Convener

18/02/2000 - Sadness Over Loss of Councillor

15/02/2000 - Comments Invited On Finalised Harris Local Plan - Cigarettes Warning - Comhairle Concern Over Barra Flights - Unsolicited Goods Warning - Data Protection - Move To Review Procedures - Convener Praises Parliament Gaelic Debate

10/02/2000 - Welcome For Highlands and Islands Transport Authority Proposal

08/02/2000 - Antibiotics Distributed On Taransay - Sports Opportunities At Castlebay and Lionacleit

07/02/2000 - 6 Suspected Cases Of Meningitis

03/02/2000 - Meningitis Fact Sheet - Meningitis Meetings - Thanks to Staff For Millennium Service

02/02/2000 - Rents To Rise By Less Than £1 Per Week - Water Charge Increase Will Hit Poorest Hardest

01/02/2000 - Comhairle Gaelic Learners Graduate - Sensory Impairments Directory

31/01/2000 - Refuelling Decision 'Bizarre'

25/01/2000 - Acting Chief Executive To Assist In Montenegro Educational Reforms - Traffic Delays On North Ford Causeway - Warm Welcome For Land Reform Money - 'Appalling Increases' in Water and Sewage Charges - Modelling The Western Isles Economy

24/01/2000 - Planning For The Community - Increased Access To Childcare Information - Optimism Following Treasury Meeting

21/01/2000 - Lionel School Letter

20/01/2000 - Uist Co-Ordinating Committee - Co-Operating For The Community

19/01/2000 - London Meeting For 24th

17/01/2000 - Over 280 Housing Repairs Following Millennium Storms

14/01/2000 - Comhairle Seeks Assurances Over Cal-Mac

13/01/2000 - Y2K OK

11/01/2000 - Fuel Prices In the Western Isles

20/12/99 - Validate Your Age - Council Chooses Contractor for Eriskay Causeway

17/12/99 - Transport Minister In Islands

16/12/99 - Cautious Welcome For Grant Settlement

14/12/99 - Christmas Opening Of Licensed Premises

10/12/99 - Fraud Or Dishonesty Completely Ruled Out At Comhairle

3/12/99 - Award Winning Poet Returns To Islands

2/12/99 - Framework Set Out For Dementia 24 Hour Care Provision

2/12/99 - Nordic Meeting

24/11/99 - Outstanding Local Transport Initiative

22/11/99 - Lewis Offshore Meeting

19/11/99 - Bitter Blow For Western Isles Economy

18/11/99 - Comhairle Will Take Social Work Funding Case To Scottish Executive

11/11/99 - Comhairle Welcomes Opportunity To Air Views

9/11/99 - Western Isles Scoops Top Euro I.T. Award - New Parking Spaces - 1% Surcharge Dropped

5/11/99 - Stop The Political Gimmickry

1/11/99 - Calbost Collection Handed Over To Trust

1/11/99 - Lochs School Update

1/11/99 - 'It's Good To Talk' Say Young Gaels - Statements in response to Press Release From Mr. Imrie - 1 November 1999

29/10/99 - Launch Of Volunteering Policy

28/10/99 - Licensing Board Calls Time

22/10/99 - Nicolson Lewis Sports Centre - 25 Years On

19/10/99 - Display Highlights Fireworks and The Law

18/10/99 - Blue-Green Algal Bloom Warning

7/10/99 - Working For Communities and Web Development Posts Established

6/10/99 - Development Officer For Childcare Partnership - Western Isles Bus Services Up For Awards - Protecting The Coastal Environment

5/10/99 - Getting Involved In Housing Policy - Housing Awards - Sports Festival Against Drugs - Congratulations For Lionel School

1/10/99 - Shellfish Warning

28/09/99 - Comhairle Petitions Parliament For Skye Bridge Concessions

27/09/99 - Healthy Islands Partnership Receives Top Safety Award - New Accident Prevention Information Pack Launched

21/09/99 - Launch Of Validate Scheme

20/09/99 - Comhairle Clocks Up £2,000 Prize

16/09/99 - PSYBT Milestones Announced As New Chairman Takes Over - New Deal - New Co-Ordinator

14/09/99 - Comhairle Provides Model For Learning Opportunities

8/09/99 - Protecting The Coastal Environment

7/09/99 - Family's 100 Years Of Service - Hostel Report Welcomed - Lift-Off For Island Air Services - Comhairle Best In Scotland

6/09/99 - Waste Oil Recycling Starts At Bennadrove

1/09/99 - Salmonella Update - Red Diesel Pilot Scheme

31/08/99 - Preparing For The Millennium

30/08/99 - Childcare Discussions On-Line - PSYBT - 130 Businesses Assisted

27/08/99 - Statement re. Salmonella

24/08/99 - Home Care Charges

19/08/99 - Comhairle Moves Ahead With Marine Fuel Provision - Bid For European Funds For Recycling Scheme - No To GM Foods - Special Needs Project Employment Programme - "Business Growth Challenge"

17/08/99 - Council House Smoke Alarms OK For Year 2000 - Comhairle Adopts New Strategy For The Arts - Warm Deal For Council Tenants - Comhairle To Foot £40,000 Bridge Bill - Comhairle In Plea To Highland Council - New Deal 'Effective, Properly Resourced and Properly Managed'

16/08/99 - Welcome For Shipping Boost - Local Government Deputy Minister In Western Isles

13/08/99 - Tobar An Dulchais Project

10/08/99 - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Calls For Uists Regeneration Task Force - Call To Work Together

09/08/99 - Shopping Revolution Will Be Complete By 2000 - Comhairle In Talks With Transport Minister

30/07/99 - Algal Bloom At Loch Seagull

28/07/99 - Homeworking - Trading Standards Warning

27/07/99 - Scallop Ban Extended

26/07/99 - Deep Concern Over Cal-Mac Appointment

20/07/99 - Comhairle To Run Schools Consultation Again

19/07/99 - Addressing The Problem Of Dog Fouling

12/07/99 - Comhairle Rejects Year 2000 Comments - Scallop Ban In Minch Waters

23/06/99 - Comhairle Seeks More Cash for Roads

17/06/99 - Community Alarm Service 'Literally A Lifesaver'

16/06/99 - Royal Appreciation - Comhairle Consultation On Skye Ferry Terminal - Uig, Dunvegan - Interdict Petition - Call For New Airport Terminal For Stornoway

15/06/99 - Comhairle Agrees Improved Procedures Plan For Lionacleit Hostel - Improved Grant Assistance For Disabled - Western Isles Have Highest Uptake In Scotland In Higher Still Courses - £10,000 For Sports Coaching In Western Isles

31/05/99 - Nicolson Institute Shortleet - Trading Standards - Fax Directory Warning

28/05/99 - Work Starts At Bayhead

27/05/99 - Eriskay Causeway Gets Go Ahead

21/05/99 - Messages To MSP and Comhairle Staff

19/05/99 - Acting Chief Executive

18/05/99 - Door to Door Traders

28/04/99 - Expansion of Childcare

21/04/99 - Latha na Gàidhlig - Gaelic Day

20/04/99 - CTAX Direct Debits

16/04/99 - Education Dept

13/04/99 - Loch Bhrusda Trial - Scottish Election - Local Election

 

Ag Obair Còmhla Airson Nan Eilean - Working Together For The Western Isles