Western Isles residents have always prided themselves on education, and the quality of education, that can be delivered to pupils living in the region.
An Lanntair arts centre in Stornoway is set to celebrate Hebridean cuisine (and a bit of the exotic with Polish, Indian and Korean recipes) at its free Food Festival on Saturday, April 13th.
Earlier this month, Cnoc Soilleir, an innovative joint venture between Lews Castle College UHI and Ceòlas Uibhist to establish a new building for education, Gaelic language and the arts, reached a new milestone.
Bòrd na Gàidhlig and the University of Glasgow have published new grammatical guidance to help aid Gaelic speakers, including teachers, broadcasters and other Gaelic professionals.
Led by 11-year-old Méabh Mackenzie, Daliburgh School pupils are striking tomorrow (Friday) to raise awareness of climate change to help save their Island of South Uist and stand in solidarity with island communities across the globe.
School leavers in the Western Isles have the highest rates of employment in Scotland, and are second in the national league table for going on to ‘positive sustained destinations’.
British Science Week is a celebration of the best in science, technology, engineering and maths. And for the first time this year, the Western Isles are taking part in the fun
A Gaelic lobby group ‘Misneachd’ is keen to promote the use of the language will be touring the Western Isles the first week in March to hold a series of events to present their ‘Radical Plan for Gaelic’, and to gather ideas and opinions from people regarding the situation of Gaelic in the islands and what can be done to strengthen it.
Sgoil Araich an Taobh Siar in Barvas has been rated by the Care Inspectorate as providing a ‘good’ quality of service in terms of the care and support offered to children and in the quality of its staffing.
An anonymous Instagram account that invited the posting of pictures and comments on children at The Nicolson Institute, Stornoway has been taken down by the social media giant following complaints.
A five-month multi-agency campaign to highlight the reality of livestock attacks and trauma by dogs has been launched by the Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime (SPARC).
A group of pupils in The Nicolson Institute in Stornoway have been working on knitting poppies over the last month under the tutorship of teacher, Alison Macdonald.
Claims by Unison that nationally there may not be enough qualified staff to deliver the Scottish Government’s planned expansion in free child-care places, have been denied as a local problem by the Comhairle.
