Barra still waiting for pitch appeal decision
Eight months after hearing an appeal into an asset transfer on Barra the Scottish Government has still not made a decision on what would be the first use of the…
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Uist dental plan ‘cover’ for closing theatre
Plans by NHS Western Isles to centralise dental services in a new clinical hub in Uist and Barra Hospital have been attacked by a local councillor as a “diversionary tactic”…
Target to make Highlands and Islands an aviation carbon-free zone “very challenging”
A Western Isles councillor has warned that much still needs to be done in order to meet the Scottish Government ambition of establishing the Highlands and Islands as an aviation…
Barra councillor slates NHS Western Isles for “absurd” £1.8 million oversight in cost of new hospital
Barra councillor Donald Manford said it was “absurd” that NHS Western Isles did not know that their chosen site for a new hospital on the island required an additional £1.8…
North Uist resident living ‘small step’ away from proposed spaceport critical of ‘giant leap’ forward in isles project
A man who lives only 900 metres from a proposed spaceport in North Uist has strongly criticised a lack of consultation and information on the project. Retired civil structural engineer…
Western Isles athletes set to compete in International Island Games in Gibraltar
A party of 34 Hebridean athletes will jet off from Stornoway for Gibraltar this Saturday to fly the flag for the Western Isles at the NatWest International Island Games. It…
Lewis Family call for inquiry over autistic woman’s detention
The family of a severely-autistic woman have called for an urgent investigation after she was detained under mental health legislation and transferred away from her island home to a unit…
Skye-based charity helps save the lives of three people in five days
The lives of three people who suffered cardiac arrests within the space of five days across the Highlands and Islands, earlier this year were saved thanks in part to public…