Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

9 March 2010

Scottish National Rural Network

Making new connections is the aim at Rural Network event in the Outer Hebrides...

8 March 2010

Western Isles Schools And Nurseries Benefit From Innovative Projects

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Cultural Co-ordinator Service have recently been involved in some innovative projects within schools and nurseries throughout...

Consumer Warning On Unlicensed Traders

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Trading Standards officers are issuing a warning regarding itinerant traders in the Western Isles...

2 March 2010

Leader Innse Gall Assist Barra Water Sports Club

The Outer Hebrides LEADER Innse Gall programme has just paid out its first full LEADER grant of £8,635 to...

1 March 2010

Carthannas Nìs First To Benefit From Leader Innse Gall Funding

The community grant programme LEADER Innse Gall recently awarded the sum of £25,852 to Carthannas Nis...

Training of New Harris Tweed Weavers Set to Get Underway

With the three main Harris Tweed producers predicting a strong order book for 2010, the Harris Tweed industry has progressed plans to recruit a small number of new weavers into...

25 February 2010

Statement re Wee W

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s proposal is to take over the Wee W premises and lease them back to the current occupiers...

22 February 2010

Outer Hebrides Community Planning Partnership

Communities throughout Harris will have the opportunity to have their views heard on Wednesday 3 March as...

19 February 2010

Comhairle sets 2010/11 Budget

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has set a balanced budget which will result in a Council Tax at Band D of £1024 for the third year running...

Having Their Say

A new era in young people’s participation in the democratic process is underway with the first ever meeting of the Western Isles Young Persons’ Joint Liaison Committee...

16 February 2010

Slàinte Mhath Exceeds The 1000 Subscription Mark!

The new Comhairle nan Eilean Siar health and wellbeing initiative ‘Slàinte Mhath’, which has been in operation for only a month at Ionad Spòrs Leòdhais...

Musical Gathering In Harris Hailed A Success

Leverhulme Memorial School in Harris was the venue for a music event for young people from across the Western Isles on...

Buy With Confidence

The ‘Buy with Confidence’ business partnership scheme welcomed new members recently...

15 February 2010

Private Sector Housing

New legislation is being introduced by the Scottish Government on 1 April 2010 which changes the way private home owners will receive assistance from Local Authorities...

12 February 2010

Savings Will Benefit Services For Communities

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Chair of Education and Children’s Services, Morag Munro, has stressed that £2m of savings per year from school amalgamations would help improve...

Further Town Hall Meeting

A further report on Stornoway Town Hall will go to a reconvened meeting of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Environmental and Protective Services...

Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar Provides Funding For Community Run Projects

Over £190,000 worth of grant money to local community groups has been agreed by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Sustainable Development Committee in a move to...

11 February 2010

Gaelic Plan Implementation Committee – February 2010 Meeting

The Gaelic Plan Implementation Committee met today (Thursday 11TH February 2010). Present at the meeting was...

10 February 2010

Schools Strategy Moves Ahead

The Education Committee of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has agreed to go out to formal consultation in relation to the proposed closure of Cross and Stoneybridge Schools and the proposed discontinuation of S1/S2 education at...

9 February 2010

Return For The Chessmen

Planning is now well underway for the return of some enigmatic visitors to the Isle of Lewis. The world famous Lewis Chessmen, which were discovered in...

8 February 2010

Transport Scotland Introduce New Ticket Machines On Island Bus Services

A new electronic ticket system for buses in the Western Isles will be introduced to main coaches from Monday the 15th of February 2010...

Outer Hebrides Community Planning Partnership

Communities throughout Uist will have the opportunity to have their views heard this coming Monday as the Outer Hebrides Community Planning Partnership heads to...

Consumer Warning On Unlicensed Traders

Comhairle nan Eilean Trading Standards officers are issuing a warning regarding itinerant traders who are selling...

5 February 2010

Fish Farms Planning Permission Stays With Councils

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has welcomed the falling of an amendment in the Scottish Parliament which sought to remove planning authority from...

4 February 2010

Live Hebrides Support The Western Isles Credit Union To Stream Agm Online

Ken Kennedy, Chairperson of the Western Isles Credit Union, has congratulated the Board of Directors and staff of the Western Isles Credit Union for their efforts...

3 February 2010

Success For Point And Sandwick Development Trust

The Point and Sandwick Development Trust have been recently awarded the sum of £73,575 from the Climate Challenge Fund for...

Funding Success For Local Horticultural Producers

The sum of £39, 720 has been awarded recently to the Lewis and Harris Horticultural Producers by the Climate Challenge Fund...

Top Award For Uist Community Newspaper

Uist Community Newspaper, Am Pàipear, was recently chosen as the Highlands and Islands Community Newspaper of the Year 2010...

1 February 2010

Comhairle Disappointment At Port Authority’s Rejection of Infill Scheme

Commenting on the decision of the Stornoway Port Authority regarding the Bayhead infill, Comhairle Leader Angus Campbell said...

29 January 2010

Comhairle Welcomes Inspection Report

Public agencies in the Western Isles are alert to circumstances when children may be at risk, and act quickly when children or members of the public contact them with concerns...

27 January 2010

Plans For New Civic Hub In Perceval Square

The Comhairle is seeking further consultation with members of the public on proposals for the redevelopment of Perceval Square...

Anti Dogfouling Campaign

Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar is again taking enforcement action to combat the problems created by dog fouling and straying in the islands...

26 January 2010

Stornoway Townscape Heritage Initiative

Partners in the Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) have recently agreed a number of changes to the project to ensure it can be delivered within the timescale and available budget...

West Harris Buyout Makes History

Crofters on the scenic coast of south west Harris are set to take over three crofting estates from the Scottish Government today (Monday 25 January)...

19 January 2010

Archives First For Comhairle

Funding for a new Archives Service for the Western Isles was announced this week...

A History of the World: A BBC and British Museum Partnership

Màiri Robertson, Museum Curator said: “Museum nan Eilean is pleased to be involved in the most ambitious nationwide museum partnership ever...

Success Of Comhairle Sport And Health Initiative

A week following the start of the Comhairle’s Slàinte Mhath initiative, and numbers joining up to the scheme continue to increase with each passing day...

Comhairle Seeks Meeting With Port Authority Members

Commenting on the announcement from Stornoway Port Authority that it was unable to consent to the partial infill of the Bayhead Estuary as part of the Stornoway Regeneration Plan, Comhairle Leader Angus Campbell said...

18 January 2010

Western Isles Pupils Shortlisted For Film G Awards

The shortlist for the 2009 Film G Awards have been announced ahead of this year’s prize giving ceremony which will be...

One Million Reasons To Celebrate

Just 36 months after it first opened its doors, Western Isles Credit Union has loaned more than...

North Uist Poet Becomes Scottish Poetry Libraries Poet Of The Month

North Uist poet, Pauline Prior-Pitt, was pleasantly surprised when The Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh invited her to be their...

14 January 2010

Comhairle Warmly Welcomes Eishken Decision

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has welcomed the Scottish Government announcement today of consent for a 33 turbine windfarm at Eishken...

13 January 2010

Comhairle Success In European Funding Bids

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has secured European funding which will go towards...

12 January 2010

Dedication and Commitment Of Care Services

The professionalism of the home care, evening care and overnight services provided by the Comhairle during the recent period of bad weather was described this week by...

11 January 2010

Comhairle To Host Crofting Conference

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar will host a conference entitled ‘The Future of Crofting’ at the end of...

6 January 2010

Schools Return

Almost all schools in the Western Isles will open tomorrow...

Comhairle Welcomes Beauly-Denny Decision

In response to the decision by the Scottish Government that the Beauly-Denny Power Line has been...

5 January 2010

Western Isles Schools

The majority of schools in the Western Isles should be open tomorrow...

Schools to Close In Lewis and Harris

Schools to Close In Lewis and Harris...