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Cllr Glynis Campbell Sinclair was spotted cleaning her windows while on camera during a meeting of Highland Council's Inverness Area Committee Picture: Highland Council / SWNS

Councillor cleans her home's windows during live-streamed meeting

The 11 dogs campaigners believe the council had euthanised (Lost Souls/Facebook)

Council seizes 82 dogs from sanctuary, sparking controversy as 11 put down

Ellis Anthony Gibbs dropping litter out of his car window in a car park in Hull. The teenager was fined £250.

Teenager fined £250 after throwing McDonald’s bag out of car window

Young mum, 22 horrified as Norwich council flat floods with ‘thick brown’ human waste

Mum horrified as council flat floods with ‘thick brown’ human waste

Hannah Ingram-Moore and her late father Captain Tom Moore (Photo: Getty Images)

Daughter of Sir Captain Tom Moore ordered to tear down home spa

Jeremy Clarkson has won his battle with West Oxfordshire District council as permission to provide more parking at his Diddly Squat farm has been granted.

Jeremy Clarkson given green light for changes at Diddly Squat farm

Paul O’Grady: Comedian given freedom of the borough in posthumous honour from Wirral Council

Paul O’Grady given ‘highest honour’ in tribute after his death

All boat operations suspended from Bournemouth Pier

A Martin Lewis fan revealed how a tip from the consumer champion helped her secure a £8,500 refund from her local council.

Martin Lewis fan shares how they got £8,500 council refund

Council apologises for ‘error’ and ‘upset’ after entire car park of vehicles wrongfully ticketed

Entire car park of vehicles ticketed after council error

Ben Thornbury demonstrating 'crazy pothole golf' in Malmesbury

Man sets up pothole crazy golf course to ‘make a point’ to council

The teen said he hopes it will force his local authorities to make a change to the roads

Millie used ChatGPT to help write an email to York City Council

Student uses ChatGPT to appeal wrongly issued parking fine

President Joe Biden has welcomed the arrest warrant issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: Getty)

US President Joe Biden welcomes Vladimir Putin ICC arrest warrant

Nicola Bulley went missing on January 27

Nicola Bulley: Councillors remove contact details over harassment

MI6 forced to close top-secret spy school after London location is accidentally leaked by local council

MI6 closes secret spy school after council leaks location

Jeremy Clarkson could be axed from Amazon Prime (Pic:Getty Images)

Jeremy Clarkson barred from selling his book at Diddly Squat Farm

The Banksy mural in in Lowestoft, Suffolk, after the skip was removed

Removal of part of a Banksy work has now left the mural ‘worthless’

Jeremy Clarkson has opened a restaurant at his Diddly Squat farm.

Jeremy Clarkson closes Diddly Squat farm restaurant

Man receives one of first catcalling fines in UK after sting operation

The average motorist leaves their car running for 244 minutes every winter – gen...

Council assure residents workmen on the island are sticking to the rules.

Council maintain that contractors and workmen are following the rules

Donald Mackinnon takes over the reigns at the federation

Lewis man takes up top crofting post

Children shouldn’t be hungry!

Council has issued free school meals payments of £40

The council are looking to hear from you if you have any spare land.

Council seek to prepare a land register

The six things you can do to avoid getting ill this winter - according to the NH...

The pier project at Lochmaddy has now been terminated by the council.

Council terminate contract

The SNP group councillors were vociferous in their questioning of the convenor.

Council’s care charges raised at meeting

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar leader Roddie MacKay

A message from Comhairle nan Eilean Siar leader Roddie MacKay
Councillor Roddie MacKay has given an update of the Comhairle’s work over the past week, and talks about the latest meetings, the Covid-19 outbreak in Uist and community conversations, particularly around the budget setting process...

Get your cèilidh till New Year thanks to the Council’s popular live music stream...

Word of mouth is an important part of information rollout say Council

Police warned to be “consistent” after using controversial tactics to enforce lo...

Coronavirus - support helpline in Western Isles

Community Care charges - correction to article

Councillors demand special meeting of the Comhairle over care home charging poli...

Councillor Donald Crichton says the local authority will continue to press for the benefits from offshore wind to be retained in the Scottish economy.

Council welcomes new offshore wind supply chain commitment

Council seeks a level playing field on transporting goods

Vote to turn up the community’s voice

Council writes to Lord Duncan on the issues impacting the Western Isles energy r...

Comhairle is not convinced about priority ferry travel idea for islanders

Trust and Council set out the case for bigger energy cable to OFGEM directly

Stornoway Councillor Gordon Murray wants see more people benefit from the windfalls of renewable energy.

Councillor suggests Council builds its own windfarm for the benefit of the wider...

Fears over muirburn practices in the Western Isles

Councillor Mitchell believes the mobile library vans are important social links for the lonely, isolated, elderly and disabled.

Fight goes on to turn page on mobile library vans

Comhairle members have made the tough choices for the 2018/19 budget.

No more '˜salami slice' cuts says Leader as Council sets its budget

The Comhairle will phase out plastic straws and replace with paper straws.

Council is the first to dump plastic straws
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has become the first local authority in Scotland to pledge to go plastic-straw free in the battle against plastic pollution.

Councillor Gordon Murray is urging the public to make their views known to members.

Tell councillors what your priorities are

Council getting to grips with its Budget with your help

Complaint against councillors not upheld

Annag Maclean, Headteacher at the girls school in Castlebay, told of the deep sadness throughout the Barra community.

Council's condolences following Manchester attack

Scales of representation are firmly tipped in one direction

Down the Years

SNP launch manifesto for the Western Isles

Renovation of Tiumpan Head Lighthouse - Lighthouse engineers Eddy Dishon (left) and Lindsay Wilson are pictured with one of the massive Victorian lenses from the Tiumpan Head Lighthouse which was being modernised in April 1987. The old lenses, which were donated to Museum nan Eilean, were replaced by a bank of headlamps made up from Canadian locomotive lights and were expected to be operational at the lighthouse within three months. If you would like to submit an image to the Stornoway Gazettes regular nostalgia page, or to our popular sister title the nostalgia magazine Back in the Day please contact us at: news@stornowaygazette.co.uk The latest issue of Back in the Day is on sale now.

Down the Years - Nostalgia Feature

Stock image. Photo credit Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Comhairle confirm Council Tax rise

The Comhairle is seeking a meeting with the new Secretary of State for Business and Energy

Council seeks meeting with Minister