A prominent community activist, Callum Ian Macmillan, has died suddenly in Stornoway. Mr Macmillan was a former head of marketing at Lews Castle College.
Voting is now underway for the latest elections to the Stornoway Trust, with a total of six candidates having come forward to fill five of the 10 available spaces on the community-run body.
One of the main suppliers of domestic heating oil to island homes has called on the Scottish Government to support the introduction of a derogation which will enable homes currently reliant on oil boilers to switch to a readily available green alternative that won’t leave them with hefty upfront costs.
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