Children’s Parliament gathering
Western Isles students will be among 50 children from a range of backgrounds throughout Scotland who will come together to create a ‘labyrinth of ideas’ […]
Month: February 2009
Hebrides enterprises encouraged to apply for new funding
Social enterprises across Lewis and South Uist are being encouraged to take advantage of a new £30m investment fund. The Scottish Investment Fund (SIF) will […]
Chief vet asked to add Barra to bluetongue schedule
ISLAND MP Angus MacNeil is asking that Barra and Vatersay be added to the schedule of Chief Veterinary Officer for Scotland, Charles Milne […]
North Uist’s Iron Age wheelhouse
THE Western Isles have a plethora of archaeological sites from the famous Callanish stones in Lewis to lesser known megaliths such as Macleods’s rock in […]
Action to halt falling geese numbers
Geese conservationists flocked to Islay today (February 24) for an international summit titled: ‘Greenland White-fronted Goose Study’. The event is a three day conference and […]
Kittiwakes could be lost from the hebrides
THE much loved Kittiwake could be on course to disappear from some of Scotland’s most important seabird colonies if current trends continue, according to conservation charity the […]
Chief vet will travel to the Western Isles over bluetongue issue
Crofters in the Western Isles with concerns over the bluetongue vaccine will be able to voice them first hand to the Chief Veterinary Officer for […]
Keeping an eye on you at Callanish
THEIR gnarled faces stare out of the ancient stones, keeping an eye on the thousands of tourists who walk amongst them each year. The Callanish […]
Harris residents vote ‘Yes’ to national park status
THE ballot for National park status for Harris has resulted in a decisive vote in favour. The results were 732 ‘Yes’ votes compared to ‘No’ […]
Skye Post Office saved by Trust
POST Office services which were under threat in south Skye have been taken over by the Sleat Community Trust. Jan Moulding the post-mistress for Ardvasar […]
Hebridean conference will focus on emigration from the Islands
The Island Book Trust’s big event of 2009, to mark Scotland’s Year of Homecoming will be a three-day conference from Thursday September 10 to Saturday, […]
Great music at Hebridean venues
A PROGRAMME of remarkable touring arts events for 2009 has now started at the Gaelic college Sabhal Mòr Ostaig on Skye, organised by SEALL the area’s […]
Western Isles boasts exotic visitors and an eagle fighting lamb!
The Western Isles is revealed as an exceptional wildlife haven featuring some extraordinary animal behaviour in a new study of its bird life […]
Summer shinty on BBC ALBA
BBC ALBA and the Camanachd Association have announced that five live shinty games will be televised over the summer months. The package will cover […]
New frontiers for Gaelic
An Comunn Gàidhealach will hold its Annual General Meeting in Oban next Friday, February 20th. As organisers of Am Mod Naiseanta Rioghail (The Royal National […]
Hebrides piping
Heading out of winter’s grip a brighter note is in the air as the Lewis and Harris Piping Society look forward to their annual Donald […]
Top Scottish artist grabs luxury Hebrides break
Scottish contemporary artist Jack Vettriano has won a break to the Hebridean Island of Lewis following a Burns supper event in London to mark Homecoming […]
Stars galore for luxury Hebridean retreat
VisitScotland recently awarded a Hebridean self-catering retreat with its highest possible accolade – five stars. The national tourism organisation’s Quality Assurance grading was awarded to […]
Gaelic on the piste
SCOTLAND’s skiing industry has been given a Gaelic makeover as an extensive programme of bilingual signage gets underway at Highland ski centres. This week sees […]
Western Isles Primary School closures
Hebrides news can confirm falling numbers of children and a poor standard of school buildings has lead Western Isles Council to consider the closure of […]