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Iain, John and Donald with Tasga Adult Support Worker Deborah MacVicar

Uist food project could be just for starters...

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Willie ‘Buchach’: 100 years of a life well lived

The Universal Service Obligation was a founding principle of the Royal Mail, but under privitisation could be about to change. (Pic: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Royal Mail should deliver to “hubs not homes”

The prices quoted on Loganair website for Benbecula to Glasgow flights.

Glasgow-Uist flight costs soar - and no respite on horizon

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street to present his Autumn Budget Statement at the House of Commons..(Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

​£20 million Levelling-Up assistance for the isles

Glencolumbkille on the west coast of Donegal. Like much of the Irish Gaeltacht, it has a straiking resemblence to our communities - and their inherent challenges.

Two sides of the same Celtic coin

The MV Isle of Arran, built 36 years ago, is still being pressed into service.

Ferries to linger in dry-dock for longer

The Loch Portain suffered a breakdown.

Campaign launched to avert second ferry crisis

She donated £160,000 to the Bethesda care home in Stornoway

Death of Maryanne Trump Barry announced

Nursing team award for “going the extra mile”

Fionnlagh, mar a bhios cuimhne aig gu leor air - air a' chuairteachadh le leabhraichean. (Dealbh: Fiona Rennie)

A' cuimhneachadh air ​Fionnlagh MacLeòid (1937 -  2023)
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Jane MacDonald and Karen Macleod at the CT scanning unit.

Radiography team at Western Isles Hospital in triple award success

The company were hosting a consultation event this week.

SSEN faces challenge over converter site selection

The Sound of Barra ferry, and the similar service covering the Sound of Harris, provide a lifeline link.

Inter-island ferries: A “big problem” awaits

Superintendent Shepherd

The rural policing challenge

The historical society has called for a relocation closer to the Arnish deep water port.

SSE station plan needs revised

Getting ready to depart Leverburgh.

Harris and Barra ‘2030’ ferry fears

Comhairle Leader Paul Steele is involved in the talks.

Comhairle joins fury over tax freeze announcement

Loganair chief executive, Jonathan Hinkles

Loganair lambast new charges as "airway robbery"

New housing developments in and around Stornoway, such as here at Goathill, do little to meet the needs of the periphery.

‘Granular’ decision-making lacking in policy

The MV Alfred, the relief vessel on hire to provide extra capability, cannot berth in Stornoway.

A case of all’s well that ends well… maybe!

Loch-a-Tuath councillor Calum Maclean said he had been contacted by "concerned parents".

Consultation on sex education in schools is a “sham”

The EU wide system provided advanced navigation through satellites, which proved particularly useful for small airports, and its unavailability has led to increased cancellations.

EGNOS 'vandalism' trebles Barra flight cancellations

Next month's EGM is expected to be held in the community hall.

Resignations clear the way ahead for Bernera

CMAL chief executive Kevin Hobbs giving evidence at the Scottish Parliament. A KC report said the organisation were not to blame for the award of the contract.

Ministers to blame on ferry contract, says KC

A £6.5m redevelopment of the visitor centre is part of the future plans.

Further engagement pledge over Calanais charging plans

The Nuclear Test Medal.

Nuclear testing medal for ‘emotional’ 84-year-old

The low response rate has prompted a fresh call for candidates

Elections for only half of community councils
​The nomination process for community councillors in half of the wards in the Western Isles has reopened after only half – 15 of the 30 – received enough nominations to go forward for elections.

Fishermen said they hoped lessons have been learned from HPMA fiasco.

“Learn and listen,” say isles fishermen

Travel plans have been frustrated in recent days due to uncertainty over timetables.

STORNOWAY-ULLAPOOL FERRY TIMETABLE

The delegates at the Islands Forum this week, held at Lews Castle.

"Continuity is needed" after connectivity Forum

The number of short-term lets in scenic areas like Harris has now been laid bare by the licensing requirement.

Scale of isles short-term lets sector now emerges

The annual guga hunt on Sula Sgeir has been practised by the men of Ness for centuries.

Guga trade-off would be “ethically wrong”

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Calanais charging ‘will help fund island heritage’

Ian Angus cuts the cake with a little help from grand-daughter Christina

Fifty years at the sharp end of the Tweed industry

Harris distillery gave Shona Macleod the dream job on her doorstep.

Raising a glass to a long Harris journey

Mark Elston

​Missing man on Lewis

The first commercially-landed bluefish tuna in Stornoway attracted a fair amount of interest on the quayside.

Atlantic Blue fin tuna on sale - a first for Scotland

A group from local drama teams act as the crofting raiders in the BBC documentary "Leverhulme; Lord of the Isles", broadcast in 1971. (Pic: Bill Lucas)

A month that shaped the fate of Lewis

An Cotan in Stornoway also faces an uncertain future.

Nursery appeals for help amid financial challenges​

A spokesperson for the Scottish rock band confirmed the Canadian died on Tuesday night - Credit: Getty

Runrig lead singer Bruce Guthro dead at 62

In the early days of recuperation a return to competition seemed unlikely.

Christina’s remarkable road to recovery

Hans Riessman, James Nesbitt, Gary Orr, Malcolm Macrae and Martin Macleod on the tee

Ishga extending its links with top-level golf

Accommodation providers have been warned that time is running out to comply with the new licensing regime.

Deadline looms for island tourism businesses

Kenny some of the other Scottish contingent in 2022.

Disability no barrier to Kenny’s golf links
​By the time this is read, Kenny Morrison will be somewhere between Scalpay and Santa Barbara, California, to lead a team of disabled golfers from Britain and Ireland against their counterparts from the United States.

Leverburgh will see its first social housing for 60 years.

A step forward on Harris housing, but...

Friends and family members enjoy a "dry run" of what the new restaurant will offer, and by all accounts it went down a treat.

Non molto tempo ormai... not long now… chan fhada a-nis

The private meeting was held at the comhairle's offices this week.

Closed-doors summit over comhairle funding crisis

The scale of reclaimed land as seen from a viewpoint above the new cruise berth

A terminal that is key to big challenges

A traffic logjam on Skye shows what can happen when visitor numbers are out of balance with the supporting infrastructure. (Pic: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

​Balance to be struck over tourism conflict

Station Commander Ross Macrae with Dokus (centre) and Peter Macdonald

​Dokus calls time on a long fire service commitment

Malcolm Burr: "The challenge is to show people that this is about truly local governance for all, not a council takeover"

The single islands authority challenge

Visitors and campervans regularly use the car park to access Luskentyre beach.

Luskentyre cemetery action ‘not good enough’

The Ness team that made the journey

Ness footballers turn vital life savers

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Radical land reform could help address long-term social injustice