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23/12/2008 Comhairle Appoints Iain Macaulay As Social and Community Services Director
22/12/2008 Support For Salmon Summit
22/12/2008 Capital Works For 2009
18/12/2008 Employee Survey Shows High Satisfaction Rating
17/12/2008 Comhairle Appoints Development Director
15/12/2008 Comhairle Leader Named Best Politician In Green Energy Awards
15/12/2008 School Christmas Cards Add to Christmas Cheer
05/12/2008 Comhairle Leader Named Best Politician In Green Energy Awards
03/12/2008 Community Planning Partners Congratulations For Barra
03/12/2008 Community Planning Partners Set Out Plans To Assist Local Economy
02/12/2008 Corporate Seminar Western Isles Council 16th December 2008
01/12/2008 Plea To Scottish Government Over Outer Hebrides Economy
25/11/2008 Comhairle Leads Way On Harris Tweed Investment Fund
24/11/2008 FINAL OF BT SCOTLAND GAELIC SCHOOLS DEBATE
18/11/2008 Sign Up For Black Pudding
18/11/2008 Email Scam
17/11/2008 Another close shave for Cllr Donald John Macsween
11/11/2008 Leader Of The Comhairle Nominated For Green Award
11/11/2008 Benefits Campaign Secures Over Half a Million
07/11/2008 Headteacher Appointed At Castlebay
31/10/2008 Comhairle Confirms New Leadership Structure
29/10/2008 Bluetongue Vaccination In Scotland
28/10/2008 Harris Tweed Liaison Group
28/10/2008 Largest Ever Survey of Comhairle Employees
28/10/2008 The Outer Hebrides Community Safety Partnership - Bonfire Night Advice and Information
28/10/2008 Comhairle Moves Ahead With New Schools Project
27/10/2008 WESTERN ISLES NATIVE WOODLAND RESTORATION SURVEY REPORT PUBLISHED
22/10/2008 Budget Setting Process
09/10/2008 Ferry Consultation When Appropriate
09/10/2008 Outer Hebrides Community Cultural Network
29/09/2008 Banking Phone Scam
24/09/2008 Devastating Blow To Western Isles Economy
23/09/2008 Industrial Action – Update
23/09/2008 £1.1 Million In Regeneration Grants For Community Groups
23/09/2008 Contaminated Land Works
22/09/2008 CIVIC RECEPTION FOR 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE TERRITORIAL ARMY, 51st HIGHLAND, 7th BATTALION
19/09/2008 Welcome For Gaelic Channel
12/09/2008 National Gaelic Conference
11/09/2008 LAUNCH OF BT SCOTLAND NATIONAL SCHOOLS GAELIC DEBATE WEBSITE
10/09/2008 Plea to MP to Work With Comhairle
04/09/2008 Consultation Meetings On Hold
02/09/2008 High Satisfaction With Home Care Service
01/09/2008 Additional Canteen Facilities For Nicolson Institute
01/09/2008 Local Produce Pilot Scheme To Be Launched Next Week
01/09/2008 Door to Door Traders Shown the Door
27/08/2008 Priorities Agreement Signed
25/08/2008 Community Renewable Energy Grants, £750,000 Available To Eligible Groups
18/08/2008 Cromwell Street Repaving
18/08/2008 Industrial Action - Update
12/08/2008 “Local Food For Local Consumption” Conference on 3rd September
11/08/2008 National Gaelic Conference, Isle Of Lewis, 12 September 2008
25/07/2008 Sadness At Death Of Former Vice-Convener
24/07/2008 Windfarm Agreement Signed
23/07/2008 Warning Over Satellite Warranty Scam
18/07/2008 Architectural Ironwork in Stornoway Casting Workshops
14/07/2008 WARNING : Blue-Green Algal Blooms (Loch na Creige Fraoich, North Lochs)
11/07/2008 WARNING : Blue-Green Algal Blooms (Loch Eirearaigh, Brù)
10/07/2008

Comhairle Welcomes Appointment Of New Chair Of Mg Alba

09/07/2008 Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar Education Seminar
08/07/2008 Comhairle Concerns About Health Board Twinning Proposals
08/07/2008 Harris Tweed Industry Liaison Group meeting
08/07/2008 Health Information - Hebridean Celtic Festival
08/07/2008 Castle Plans Discussed With Trump Director
26/06/2008 Discontinuation of S1 S2 at Western Isles Schools On Hold
23/06/2008 Buy With Confidence
23/06/2008 Customer Feedback Sought For Ionad Spòrs Leòdhais
18/06/2008 Post Office Network Change Programme – Final Decision
17/06/2008 Child Safety Week 2008
16/06/2008 Comhairle Responds To Safety Concerns
13/06/2008 Statement Re. Headteacher, Castlebay School, Isle of Barra
28/05/2008 WISP – Cut Out The Misleading Information
26/05/2008 Japanese Knotweed Warning
26/05/2008

Visitor Information At Lews Castle

21/05/2008

Launch Of Western Isles Crofting & Biodiversity Exhibition And Lewis & Harris Schools Biodiversity Artwork

21/05/2008

The Outer Hebrides And Air Products Lead The Renewable Hydrogen Revolution

19/05/2008

Outer Hebrides Business Directory A New Opportunity For Local Businesses

13/05/2008 Outer Hebrides Community Planning Partnership - Fairer Scotland Funding
06/05/2008 Comhairle Disappointment At Harris Tweed Job Cuts
25/04/2008

Planned Industrial Action At Grangemouth Oil Refinery

24/04/2008 Outer Herbides Community Planning Partnership - OHCPP Express Disappointment At Lewis Windpower Decision
24/04/2008 Outer Hebridies Community Planning Partnership - Fairer Scotland Fund
21/04/2008 Lewis Wind Farm Decision
07/04/2008

Housing Maintenance Contract Secured By Comhairle

20/03/2008 Jenna Cumming and Friends
19/03/2008 Pupils Speaking Up
19/03/2008 Rudhachs and Hearachs In Fair Trade Match
19/03/2008 LEADER Action Group Disappointed At Funding Shortfall
12/03/2008

Comataidh Buileachaidh Plana Cànan

11/03/2008 Sir E Scott School To Reopen on Thursday
11/03/2008 Disappointment As LEADER Funding Falls Short
11/03/2008 Outer Hebrides Energy Summit
10/03/2008

Major Step Forward For Islands’ School Project

06/03/2008 Disability Equality Meeting
06/03/2008 Changes Ahead For OFFTI
03/03/2008 Wind-Powered School
26/02/2008 Welcome For RET Scheme
25/02/2008 Swimming Pool Reopens
25/02/2008 Trading Standards Warning Over Prize Letters
13/02/2008 Interpretation of Directives Raised In Europe
12/02/2008 Literature Development in the Outer Hebrides
08/02/2008 OFTTI Update
07/02/2008 Sauna And Steam Room Reopens
07/02/2008 Comhairle Meets With Economy, Energy and Tourism Convener
06/02/2008 First meeting For Gaelic Committee
05/02/2008 Dogfouling Campaign Paying Off
31/01/2008 Severe Weather
29/01/2008 Dogfouling
28/01/2008 Comhairle Welcomes Gaelic Channel
28/01/2008 Comhairle Takes Windfarm Fight To Europe
28/01/2008 LWP Decision: Comhairle Sets Out Strategy
25/01/2008 Bitter Blow For Western Isles
24/01/2008 Weather Warning
24/01/2008 Use the Renewable Resources of Scottish Islands
22/01/2008 HMIE Publishes Report on Castlebay School
18/01/2008 Trading Standards Warning
16/01/2008 Welcome News On Arnish Towers Manufacture
14/01/2008 Private Sector Housing Grant
14/01/2008 Review of Educational Provision and the Comhairle's Future Strategy for the Schools Estate
08/01/2008 Welcome For Air Discount Scheme Announcement
03/01/2008 Public agencies in the Outer Hebrides embarking on new initiative to share information electronically