Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon Archive

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Berneray Community Centre on the Isle of Berneray was today the location for the Outer Hebrides Rural Network Event. The event, which was organised by the Scottish National Rural Network, attracted groups, organisations and individuals from across the Western Isles. “Rural Development Programme” The event was organised to give people the opportunity to hear about some of the [...]

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) have issued a clear rejection of the Scottish Government’s plans for the crofting register in their evidence to the Parliamentary Committee for Rural Affairs and Environment on the Crofting Reform Bill. “What other tenants” Marina Dennis, convener of the SCF crofting reform working group said, “The plans put forward by the government [...]

The Royal Navy’s Duty Search And Rescue Crew At HMS Gannet raced a  specialist medical team to premature twin boys in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis the elite Glasgow team worked with Stornoway Hospital’s own neo-natal unit to ensure that the twins, born at 34 weeks, were stable, before they were loaded onto the Sea King [...]

“Well over £1million” Highlands and Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant says the misuse of alcohol is imposing a substantial burden on the resources of the NHS in the Western Isles. To raise awareness of the extent of the drain on the NHS in the Western Isles, Mrs. Grant released figures from government sources that estimate the cost [...]

Muaitheabhal Community Windfarm Trust (MCWT) and Western Isles Development Trust (WIDT) recently met with representatives of Beinn Mhor Power (BMP), the company which owns the recently consented windfarm on the Eisgein Estate in Lochs, Isle of Lewis. “1.5% of the revenues” The discussion between the parties centred on the construction and commissioning of the windfarm and how [...]