Councillor welcomes Scottish Affairs Committee’s crofting focus
Scottish Affairs Committee met with crofters and held a public discussion in Stornoway on the potential impact of Brexit on crofting during a visit to Lewis on Monday.
Farming
Tag: Stornoway
Business
Stornoway harbour plans given major boost
Highlands and Islands Enterprise has approved £3.5m funding for the creation of a new marina.
Leisure
Boost for Hebridean artists in £60,000 grant for An Lanntair
Artists’ Support Programme has received a boost with the appointment of new artist support coordinator Sandra Kennedy.
Business
Brand development workshop
Session is organised by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), as part of its Entrepreneurial Academy.
Lochaber
Cops’ crackdown on road safety in Stornoway
Police in the Western Isles have acted on community concerns and have been carrying proactive road safety patrols in the Stornoway area.
Lochaber
TalkTalk to axe 59 jobs in Stornoway
Na h-Eileanan an Iar SNP MSP Alasdair Allan and Angus MacNeil MP have expressed their dismay at news that telecoms company TalkTalk are set to close its site in Stornoway.
Lochaber
New Iolaire film now showing in Sandwick exhibition
A new film about the Iolaire is now being screened as part of the exhibition in the Sandwick Hall in Stornoway – and the public are being reminded that the exhibition will remain open three days a week throughout January and February.
Lochaber
Nicolson Institute group creates stunning poppy display
A group of pupils in The Nicolson Institute in Stornoway has been working on knitting poppies over the last month under the tutorship of teacher, Alison Macdonald.
Lochaber
Prince Charles and First Minister to attend Iolaire service
Prince Charles and Nicola Sturgeon will join the descendants of those who died in the Western Isles’ Iolaire maritime disaster of 1919 at the national commemorative service on New Year’s Day.