- Alert sees town streets cleared
- City bed tax 'is ill-considered'
- Lennon: I thought of giving it up
- Children's unit 'may become unsafe'
- Skippers on £1m confiscation orders
- Suspicions of affair 'festered'
- Special Award for Moffat at Baftas
- Call over airbase 'radium' probe
- Firms urged to use apprentice offer
News
Treasury still investigating fuel prices
Despite a two month ‘investigation’ of why fuel prices rose the day before fuel duty discount scheme began in March, a Treasury spokesperson has said that they did not have any answers as yet.
Focus on Scottish apprentices
A POPULAR Benbecula hotel is counting the benefits of taking on enthusiastic Modern Apprentices, as Skills Development Scotland’s Scottish Apprenticeship Week (May 21 to 25) gets underway.
Maybury Gardens in full bloom at Creagorry Hotel
Maybury Gardens are on their travels this weekend and will be at the Creagorry Hotel, North Uist tomorrow (Friday, May 18th and Saturday) from 10am onwards.
HIAL airports report strong start to summer season
Scotland’s regional airport operator HIAL enjoyed a strong start to the summer season with passenger numbers up by more than 6,200 on last April.
Leaders calls for For Arctic Convoy Veterans to receive recognition
The Leader of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Cllr Angus Campbell, has made a plea for the UK Government to formally recognise the veterans of the World War 2 Arctic convoys with a campaign medal.
Sport
Runners at their marks for Fun Run and 5K
TODAY is the day for keen runners, and walkers, to pull on their joggers and trainers and take to the Castle Grounds which is hosting the Stornoway Family Fun Run and the Women’s Cancer Challenge 5K.
Back and Aths ready to rumble
TONIGHT (Friday) Back FC face an acid test of their hopes of retaining the Lewis and Harris League title when they host Stornoway Athletic.
Midsummer draw made
THE draw for the Midsummer Tournament has been made with a pair of exciting semi-final showdown’s confirmed.
Fantasy Football Leaderboard
WILLIAM Macritchie’s Skigerstars have held onto top spot in the Stornoway Gazette’s Fantasy Football competition as he extended his total to a massive 131 points.
Carloway maintain title momemtum
CARLOWAY recovered from the loss of an early goal at Goathill Park to cruise to a 4-1 win over Stornoway United to ensure their league title momentum continues to gather pace.
Lifestyle
Voices of Scotland’s Islands
A unique chance to hear a glimpse of the oral heritage of Scotland’s Islands has been offered up for free with the release of Guthan Eileanan na h-Alba/ Voices of Scotland’s Islands released by Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches.
A week in the life of a childminder
In this week’s Stornoway Gazette is a glimpse into the life of a childminder as Lorna Mcarther, a childminder in Stornoway, shares what she does every week.
Women’s Cancer Challenge 5k this Saturday
IT’S time for the sixth Women’s Cancer Challenge 5k this weekend, so get those running and walking shoes on! This is the biggest sporting participation event in the Western Isles and although the closing date has passed, you can still take part.
New recruits for choir
NYCoS Isle of Lewis Choir is searching for the next intake of budding young singers and is running a special recruitment workshop on Wednesday 20 June at Stornoway Primary School.
First annual sailing open day
The Stornoway Sailing Club will be hosting a public open day on Saturday 26th May.
Community
A living tradition
Sùlaisgeir – a living tradition, an exhibition by Comunn Eachdraidh Nis, in Sgoil Chrois, Ness, will be held tonight (Friday 18 May) at 7.30pm and on Saturday 19 May from 10am–4pm.
Scouts and Guides outdoor challenge
WeSTerN Isles Girl Guides and Scouts joined forces last weekend to take part in an outdoor challenge competition in the Castle Grounds.
Civil engineering recruit finds work on home turf
An unemployed teenager from Lewis is looking forward to a bright future as a civil engineer after being recruited by award-winning company Jones Bros.
Weatherseal backs local athletics club
Double glazing company Weatherseal has demonstrated its backing for local communities across Scotland with over £20,000 worth of funding distributed amongst charities and community groups through its nationwide ‘Window of Opportunity Bursary’.
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Weather for Stornoway
Saturday 19 May 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 6 C to 11 C
Wind Speed: 14 mph
Wind direction: East
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 7 C to 13 C
Wind Speed: 21 mph
Wind direction: South
