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Support for Outer Hebrides to become more resilient to impacts of climate change

on February 11, 2013 Total Views: 12 Daily Views: 0

Communities in the Outer Hebrides are being supported to protect their coastline and land from the effects of climate change. Minister for Environment and Climate Change Paul Wheelhouse today announced that Lochboisdale Amenity Trust supported by Oxfam will receive £47,152 for adaptation projects which will tackle coastal erosion and improve drainage systems to protect land from flooding in the Outer Hebrides, covering North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, Eriskay and Barra & Vatersay. As part of the refresh of the Climate Challenge Fund, the Scottish Government is exploring new approaches to encourage communities to generate local ...

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Sandra Humphrey and Disability Access

on February 1, 2013 Total Views: 20 Daily Views: 0

Island Voices stalwart Loriana Pauli chalks up another fascinating and informative interview here. Disability Access is an issue which often doesn’t get much of a hearing, but Sandra brings it home very clearly. You can read more about the interview on Loriana’s blog – “From the Water’s Edge”. (If you use an iPad or iPhone you may need to follow this link.)

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Caring for vulnerable neighbours and relatives at this time of year

on December 21, 2012 Total Views: 11 Daily Views: 0

We all need to work together at this time of year to ensure that everyone in the community is kept safe, healthy and warm this winter. As cases of norovirus, as well as icy and cold weather conditions, increase over the winter months, both NHS Western Isles and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar...

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Comhairle Transport Chief comments on Ferries Review

on December 20, 2012 Total Views: 15 Daily Views: 0

Responding to the publication of the Scottish Government’s Ferry Plan, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Chair of Transportation, Cllr John Mackay, said: “I welcome confirmation of the retention of existing ports, improvements for winter services from Lochboisdale and Castlebay and the introduction of RET on the Sounds of Harris and Barra by 2016. However it will be hugely disappointing to the communities of the Western Isles that their aspirations for a Lochboisdale-Mallaig service have, at the very least, been put back for years. Not only is ...

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January Budget Consultation Meeting Dates

on December 20, 2012 Total Views: 10 Daily Views: 0

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is holding the next round of budget consultation meetings on the following dates: Wednesday 9 January 2013 Castlebay School, Barra 7.30pm Thursday 10 January 2013 Carinish Hall 7.30pm Thursday 10 January 2013 Southend Community Hall, Daliburgh 7.30pm Tuesday 15 January 2013 Sir E Scott School, Tarbert 7.30pm Thursday 17 January 2013 Town Hall, Stornoway 7.30pm Tuesday 22 January 2013 Lochs—venue to be confirmed 7.30pm Tuesday 29 January 2013 Barvas Hall 7.30pm Thursday 31 January 2013 Uig Community Centre 6.00pm Thursday 31 January 2013 Bernera—venue to be confirmed 8.00pm All are welcome to attend to give their views on the latest consultation proposals. Further information on the budget is available at http://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/fcr/budgetstrategy

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Bitter disappointment as commercial ferry fares set to increase by another 10%

on December 19, 2012 Total Views: 12 Daily Views: 1

The Outer Hebrides Commerce Group has said that it is “bitterly disappointed” that their pleas for no increase in commercial traffic fares in 2013  have been ignored and that the SNP Government will have imposed a 60% percent increase in just twelve months. Chairman of the OHCG, Calum Campbell of Polybox Ltd said: “At the beginning of this week we met with Alasdair Allan MSP. After that meeting we said that we were pleased with his warm words of encouragement. That, sadly, is all they turned out to be. The cost of taking a lorry to and from the islands will rocket by another a further 10% in March a...

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