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1 Applications for Membership of the Children’s Panel Now Open!
Applications for membership of the Children’s Panel in the Western Isles are now open ...
2 Erasmus + Programme
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Sgoil an Taobh Siar and Comunn na Gàidhlig have been involved in a minority languages (Gaelic; Occitan and Gaelige) Erasmus project with counterparts from France and Ireland,…
3 Positive Talks On Island Renewables
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has described a meeting with Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry & Energy, Richard Harrington MP and Paul Wheelhouse, Minister for Business, Innovation and…
4 Trading Standards Warning
Trading Standards officers at CNES are issuing advice to consumers regarding the current eco schemes for replacement boilers and wall insulation.
5 Minister for Employability and Training Visits e-Sgoil
Jamie Hepburn MSP, Minister for Employability and Training, Scottish Government, today visited e-Sgoil as part of a Developing the Outer Hebrides Young Workforce (DYW) Event...
6 Lochmaddy Linkspan Closure
The Lochmaddy linkspan will be temporarily closed from Monday 13th to Sunday 19th November 2017 inclusive to allow for necessary works to be carried out...
7 Comhairle Welcomes Collaboration Between Airlines
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has warmly welcomed the ongoing collaboration work between Flybe/Eastern Airways and Loganair following a meeting of the Outer Hebrides Airport Consultative Committee held at…
8 Child Protection for Youth Groups in the Outer Hebrides
With the recent media coverage surrounding historic sexual abuse of children in youth football, groups in the Western Isles are being reminded of the need to have Child Protection policies and procedures…
9 Official Opening of New Satellite Hub of e-Sgoil
The official opening of the new satellite hub of e-Sgoil took place today, Wednesday 16th August, at the old Carinish School building in North Uist.
Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, officially opened…
10 BLUE-GREEN ALGAL BLOOM
Recent samples taken at Loch Braigh na h-Aoidhe (Braighe Loch) Isle of Lewis have indicated the presence of blue-green algae.
11 Levels of Shellfish Toxin back to Safe Levels
Monitoring work undertaken on behalf of Food Standards Scotland has identified that the high levels of shellfish toxins identified in East Loch Roag in Lewis on 13 July 2017 have returned to safe levels.…
12 Eilean Siar 2017 SQA Results
2017 SQA data, released today, indicates that percentages in Eilean Siar achieving National 5 in S4 are higher than the national figure. 85.98% achieved National 5 in Eilean Siar, whereas the national…