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Rural community projects across the Highlands are celebrated in The Highland LEADER Programme's 'Revitalising Communities in… »
ISLAND PARLIAMENTARIANS WELCOME CONSENT FOR AQUAMARINE INSTALLATIONWestern Isles MSP, Alasdair Allan, and MP, Angus MacNeil have welcomed news that the proposed aquamarine wave power… »
Young Traditional Musician of the Year heads for HebCeltAfter picking up this year’s prestigious BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year award in February, the… »
Infection control measures at Ospadal Uibhist agus BharraighNHS Western Isles is issuing infection control advice to anyone visiting Ospadal Uibhist agus Bharraigh in Benbecula, as… »
Aquamarine Power secures full consent for 40MW Lewis wave energy farmWave energy developer Aquamarine Power, has today received full consent from the Scottish Government for a 40MW wave farm off… »
Cars “take off” at Stornoway Airport"Lewis Car Club, in association with Highands and Islands Airports, held charity Drag Race meetings at Stornoway Airport.… »
New water treatment process for Uists, Barra and HarrisA new water treatment process is to be introduced by Scottish Water over the next few months to parts of the Uists, Barra and… »
Breedon sponsors Western Isles in Island GamesFollowing its recent acquisition of Bardon Hebrides, Breedon Aggregates has agreed to continue sponsoring the Western Isles… »
Highlands and Islands set to take centre stage at the UK’s largest renewable energy eventThe Highlands and Islands of Scotland is set to take centre stage at the All-Energy exhibition and conference in Aberdeen this… »
Increasing access to sport and physical activity for people with a disabilityA free Day of Inclusive Sport for people living with a disability in the Western Isles is set to be held on Saturday, June 1,… »
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Celebration for rural community projects across the Highlands
Posted on May 23, 2013 | No CommentsRural community projects across the Highlands are celebrated in The Highland LEADER Programme’s ‘Revitalising Communities in the Highlands’ booklet launched at the full Highland Council on Europe Day (9th May... -
ISLAND PARLIAMENTARIANS WELCOME CONSENT FOR AQUAMARINE INSTALLATION
Posted on May 23, 2013 | No CommentsWestern Isles MSP, Alasdair Allan, and MP, Angus MacNeil have welcomed news that the proposed aquamarine wave power installation near Fivepenny in Lewis has received full consent from the Scottish... -
Young Traditional Musician of the Year heads for HebCelt
Posted on May 23, 2013 | No CommentsAfter picking up this year’s prestigious BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year award in February, the multi-instrumentalist from Glasgow is in demand more than ever as success... -
Infection control measures at Ospadal Uibhist agus Bharraigh
Posted on May 23, 2013 | No CommentsNHS Western Isles is issuing infection control advice to anyone visiting Ospadal Uibhist agus Bharraigh in Benbecula, as a number of current inpatients have tested positive for Clostridium Difficile (C Diff). NHS Western Isles will not be confirming... -
![Wave energy developer Aquamarine Power, has today [Wednesday 22nd May] received full consent from the Scottish Government for a 40MW wave farm off the north-west coast of Lewis, Scotland –...](http://hebridestoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Oyster-800-Being-towed-be-115x115.jpg "Aquamarine Power secures full consent for 40MW Lewis wave energy farm")
Aquamarine Power secures full consent for 40MW Lewis wave energy farm
Posted on May 23, 2013 | No CommentsWave energy developer Aquamarine Power, has today [Wednesday 22nd May] received full consent from the Scottish Government for a 40MW wave farm off the north-west coast of Lewis, Scotland –... -
Cars “take off” at Stornoway Airport
Posted on May 23, 2013 | No Comments“Lewis Car Club, in association with Highands and Islands Airports, held charity Drag Race meetings at Stornoway Airport. Between them these events raised £2,790 and all funds raised were handed over... -
New water treatment process for Uists, Barra and Harris
Posted on May 21, 2013 | No CommentsA new water treatment process is to be introduced by Scottish Water over the next few months to parts of the Uists, Barra and Harris. Known as chloramination, the... -
Breedon sponsors Western Isles in Island Games
Posted on May 21, 2013 | No CommentsFollowing its recent acquisition of Bardon Hebrides, Breedon Aggregates has agreed to continue sponsoring the Western Isles Island Games Association (WIIGA) as it prepares to depart for the NatWest Island... -
Highlands and Islands set to take centre stage at the UK’s largest renewable energy event
Posted on May 21, 2013 | No CommentsThe Highlands and Islands of Scotland is set to take centre stage at the All-Energy exhibition and conference in Aberdeen this week (Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd May). Over 70... -
Increasing access to sport and physical activity for people with a disability
Posted on May 21, 2013 | No CommentsA free Day of Inclusive Sport for people living with a disability in the Western Isles is set to be held on Saturday, June 1, in Stornoway. As part of... -
BETTER TOGETHER TO LAUNCH LOCAL CAMPAIGN GROUP IN LEWIS AND HARRIS
Posted on May 21, 2013 | No CommentsFormer Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, and Professor Donald MacLeod will be the principal speakers at the Lewis and Harris launch of the Better Together campaign to be held... -
“Use your Gaelic”, visitors to Parliament encouraged
Posted on May 16, 2013 | No CommentsThe Scottish Parliament has a push on the use of its Gaelic services, encouraging visitors, MSPs and staff to take advantage of the many opportunities to use and learn about... -
Record number of Highlands and Islands companies looking to export
Posted on May 16, 2013 | No CommentsHighlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has revealed that more companies than ever before were supported into new overseas markets last year by its international trade arm Scottish Development International (SDI).... -
ALLAN COMMENTS ON ENERGY MINISTER’S SPEECH ON ELECTRICITY MARKETS
Posted on May 16, 2013 | No CommentsWestern Isles MSP, Alasdair Allan, has today welcomed the encouraging speech to Parliament on electricity markets and island generation by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing. Dr Allan also said that SSE... -
Interconnector Blow
Posted on May 16, 2013 | No CommentsSpeaking in reponse to SHE Transmission’s statement that the Minch Interconnector will now not proceed until 2017 at the earliest, Councillor Angus Campbell, Leader of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar said:... -
MACNEIL COMMENTS ON PETROL PRICE INVESTIGATION INTO BP AND SHELL
Posted on May 16, 2013 | No CommentsCommenting on the petrol price investigation into BP and Shell and following his intervention during the debate at Westminster yesterday (Wednesday) Na h-Eileanan an Iar SNP MP, Angus MacNeil said:... -
McGrigor welcomes mackerel rating change and repeats call for EU to act against Faroes & Iceland
Posted on May 16, 2013 | No CommentsJamie McGrigor MSP, Scottish Conservative Fisheries Spokesman, today welcomed the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) upgrading of British and European mackerel back to a yellow three rating, meaning the MCS considers... -
Rhoda Grant MSP slams Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil on RET”
Posted on May 16, 2013 | No CommentsHighlands and Islands Labour MSP, Rhoda Grant, has come to the defence of the Outer Hebrides Commerce Group who where heavily criticised by Na h-Eileanan an Iar, MP Angus MacNeil,... -
Formal recognition for a century of service!
Posted on May 16, 2013 | No CommentsFour Western Isles community nurses, who have collectively worked the equivalent of more than 100 years as nurses for NHS Western Isles, this week received long service awards from the Queen’s Nursing... -
Highlands & Islands MSP calls for Ministers to address concerns of wild fish industry
Posted on May 15, 2013 | No CommentsJamie McGrigor, Highlands & Islands MSP and the Scottish Environment Spokesman, urged Scottish government Ministers to take into account and address the concerns of Scotland’s wild fish sector as it...