Harris Archive

  • Take part in one of our Rural Manifesto 2016 events and fill in the blank pages together with all of rural Scotland! The Manifesto will be a statement of our […]

    Isle of Harris Rural Manifesto Event

    Take part in one of our Rural Manifesto 2016 events and fill in the blank pages together with all of rural Scotland! The Manifesto will be a statement of our […]

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  • The Harris Tweed Festival Day, or Latha Feis Clo Mor, will be on Saturday 13th August 2016.  The event will celebrate the industry’s innovations through the years to present day, and also its future. […]

    win a once in a lifetime trip to the Outer Hebrides to attend the Festival of Harris Tweed at An Lanntair

    The Harris Tweed Festival Day, or Latha Feis Clo Mor, will be on Saturday 13th August 2016.  The event will celebrate the industry’s innovations through the years to present day, and also its future. […]

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  •   //  Hebrides Today brings you the latest news from the Western Isles       Sound of Harris, a new project by Magnum photographer Olivia Arthur in collaboration with […]

    Isle of Harris to feature in a new exhibition by Olivia Arthur and Philipp Ebling

      //  Hebrides Today brings you the latest news from the Western Isles       Sound of Harris, a new project by Magnum photographer Olivia Arthur in collaboration with […]

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  • LEAFLETS are expected to drop through the doors of residents in North Harris within the next few weeks to reassure them on the Out of Hours service as we approach […]

    Out of hours leaflet to be delivered to North Harris households

    LEAFLETS are expected to drop through the doors of residents in North Harris within the next few weeks to reassure them on the Out of Hours service as we approach […]

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  • Tarbert (Isle of Harris) is the latest community in a rural mobile not-spot location to receive 3G coverage with Vodafone’s Rural Open Sure Signal programme. The village has until now […]

    MP supports launch of Tarbert 3G mobile coverage

    Tarbert (Isle of Harris) is the latest community in a rural mobile not-spot location to receive 3G coverage with Vodafone’s Rural Open Sure Signal programme. The village has until now […]

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  • SNP MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Alasdair Allan has today welcomed the official opening of the Isle of Harris Distillery. The Tarbert based business is expected to provide up […]

    ALLAN WELCOMES DISTILLERY LAUNCH

    SNP MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Alasdair Allan has today welcomed the official opening of the Isle of Harris Distillery. The Tarbert based business is expected to provide up […]

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  • The Lifeboat is currently via a temporary modular pontoon.  This type of facility, while extremely useful, is not an ideal long-term solution to the needs of the volunteer crew.  The […]

    Leverburgh Lifeboat Launches Appeal for new Fixed Pontoon Facility

    The Lifeboat is currently via a temporary modular pontoon.  This type of facility, while extremely useful, is not an ideal long-term solution to the needs of the volunteer crew.  The […]

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  • Scotland’s Crofting Minister Aileen McLeod is to enable the Crofting Commission to select its new Convener. In a letter to the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs Committee, Dr McLeod has indicated […]

    Crofting Commission Convener

    Scotland’s Crofting Minister Aileen McLeod is to enable the Crofting Commission to select its new Convener. In a letter to the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs Committee, Dr McLeod has indicated […]

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  • THE community of Stornoway and the islands of Lewis and Harris have been awarded £125,000 as a winner of this year’s Creative Place Awards. The awards were announced to a […]

    STORNOWAY AND THE ISLANDS OF LEWIS AND HARRIS wins £125,000 Creative Place Award

    THE community of Stornoway and the islands of Lewis and Harris have been awarded £125,000 as a winner of this year’s Creative Place Awards. The awards were announced to a […]

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  • Na h-Eileanan an Iar SNP MP, Angus Brendan MacNeil has written to Martin Dorchester, Managing Director of Caledonian MacBrayne to ask for clarification surrounding the Sound of Harris ferry. Mr […]

    MACNEIL WRITES TO CALMAC TO CLARIFY SOUND OF HARRIS SAILINGS

    Na h-Eileanan an Iar SNP MP, Angus Brendan MacNeil has written to Martin Dorchester, Managing Director of Caledonian MacBrayne to ask for clarification surrounding the Sound of Harris ferry. Mr […]

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  • What have a shepherd on Mull, a fisherman on Iona, a band from across the isles and some surfers on Tiree got in common? They, and many more of their […]

    It’s Alright! Scalpay singer joins the musical ‘cast’ of new CalMac and Friends campaign

    What have a shepherd on Mull, a fisherman on Iona, a band from across the isles and some surfers on Tiree got in common? They, and many more of their […]

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  • Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has welcomed the announcement made by Minister for Transport and Islands, Derek Mackay, yesterday, that Road Equivalent Tariff is be rolled out on inter-island ferry services. […]

    Comhairle Welcomes Roll Out of RET (Road Equivelant Traffic)

    Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has welcomed the announcement made by Minister for Transport and Islands, Derek Mackay, yesterday, that Road Equivalent Tariff is be rolled out on inter-island ferry services. […]

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  • An Isle of Harris fishing skipper and tourism operator, who recently became the star of a US TV show, is working with Marine Scotland to track and trace tuna on […]

    Tourism operator investigates viability of fishing for bluefin tuna in Outer Hebrides waters

    An Isle of Harris fishing skipper and tourism operator, who recently became the star of a US TV show, is working with Marine Scotland to track and trace tuna on […]

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  • Na h-Eileanan an Iar SNP MP, Angus MacNeil has today met with members of the Harris Marina Project in Tarbert to support efforts to ensure that Tarbert no longer continues […]

    Harris Marina Project, Vital Next Step says MacNeil

    Na h-Eileanan an Iar SNP MP, Angus MacNeil has today met with members of the Harris Marina Project in Tarbert to support efforts to ensure that Tarbert no longer continues […]

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  • Na h-Eileanan an Iar SNP MSP, Alasdair Allan, has congratulated Harris Voluntary Service on 50 years of service to the people of the island. This anniversary was marked by an […]

    ALLAN CONGRATULATES HARRIS VOLUNTARY SERVICE

    Na h-Eileanan an Iar SNP MSP, Alasdair Allan, has congratulated Harris Voluntary Service on 50 years of service to the people of the island. This anniversary was marked by an […]

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  • Last week, Na h-Eileanan an Iar SNP MP, Angus MacNeil wrote to NHS Western Isles and to the Cabinet Secretary for Health regarding the out-of-hours healthcare service in Harris. The […]

    OUT-OF-HOURS SERVICE – NORTH HARRIS MEDICAL PRACTICE – MP RAISES CONCERNS

    Last week, Na h-Eileanan an Iar SNP MP, Angus MacNeil wrote to NHS Western Isles and to the Cabinet Secretary for Health regarding the out-of-hours healthcare service in Harris. The […]

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  • Parliamentary candidate Alasdair Morrison has written to the Scottish Health Secretary urging her to intervene and address the lack of GP cover in North Harris with the “urgency the situation merits”. […]

    MORRISON URGES HEALTH MINISTER TO INTERVENE IN ISLE OF HARRIS GP CONCERNS

    Parliamentary candidate Alasdair Morrison has written to the Scottish Health Secretary urging her to intervene and address the lack of GP cover in North Harris with the “urgency the situation merits”. […]

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  • 6 – 10 March 7.30pm Reels to Ragas Tour 6th at Mission House Harris, 7th at Ceilidh Place Ullapool, 8th at Universal Hall Findhorn, 9th at Victoria Hall Glenbuchat and […]

    Bangra and Bagpipes with Kuljit Bhamra and Fraser Fifield at Mission House

    6 – 10 March 7.30pm Reels to Ragas Tour 6th at Mission House Harris, 7th at Ceilidh Place Ullapool, 8th at Universal Hall Findhorn, 9th at Victoria Hall Glenbuchat and […]

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  • Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Harris offices will re-open to the public tomorrow after repairs to the roof, damaged in the recent storm, were completed.

    Comhairle’s Harris offices to re-open

    Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Harris offices will re-open to the public tomorrow after repairs to the roof, damaged in the recent storm, were completed.

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  • NHS Western Isles is set to hold a public meeting in Tarbert this month, to discuss the current pilot out-of-hours healthcare services in the area.   The meeting will take place on […]

    Public meeting on out-of-hours services to be held in Harris

    NHS Western Isles is set to hold a public meeting in Tarbert this month, to discuss the current pilot out-of-hours healthcare services in the area.   The meeting will take place on […]

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