Menu
The infrastructure upgrade work at Uig is part of the Skye Triangle Infrastructure Project, which involves significant harbour upgrades at the three ports at Tarbert, Lochmaddy and Uig.
Mrs Grant has now written to CalMac to ask for further consideration on how it can meet it’s legal obligation to provide a lifeline service to the communities of Harris.
The Isle of Harris Distillery has won three awards at the Scottish Gin Awards, including the top title of Scottish Gin Distillery of the Year – for the second time
NHS Western Isles recorded its highest number of daily Covid cases since the start of the pandemic on Thursday
Anger has erupted in Harris at CalMac’s proposal to cut the ferry service into Tarbert by half on Saturdays, which islanders say will bring the tourism industry to a standstill
A new series on BBC ALBA goes in search of the stories and people connected to the famous stretch of sea, known as the Minch.
The MoU commits the three projects to, ‘raise the profile of St Kilda and its
cultural and natural history, through co-ordination of the activities of its
member groups for the benefit of the whole Western Isles’.
Those living on Lewis and Harris are asked to watch out for updated vaccination timetables, including details of influenza vaccine opportunities, in local press and social media.
NFU Scotland last week called for support to continue, with President Martin Kennedy saying the grazing pressure exerted by the growing resident populations of Greylag geese on many Scottish islands continues to have a devastating impact on farming and crofting businesses.
