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Little did the Pennsylvania relatives of Margaret Fay Shaw know when they packed her off to the home of her ancestors in Scotland to ‘sort her out’ as they called it, that the orphaned teenager would grow to become one of the world’s most celebrated photographers and cinematographers.
Highlands and Islands Scottish Conservative MSP Donald Cameron has piled extra pressure on energy regulator Ofgem to reconsider its recommendation to restrict the capacity of the proposed Western Isles interconnector to 450mw .
World-class pipers will be holding workshops for island players when they come to Stornoway next month for the prestigious Pipe Major Donald Macleod MBE Memorial Competition.
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has welcomed a Scottish Government allocation to the Western Isles of £223,000 under the Town Centre Fund 2019/20.
A Dunvegan massage therapist is putting his best foot forward in the fight against cancer.
Bethesda Hospice, which provides end-of-life care and support to Western Isles families, has received another £30,000 from community wind farm charity Point and Sandwick Trust.
More than £100,000 has been raised by the Western Isles Lottery for communities across the islands since its launch in 2017.
