MSP applies pressure for ferry tender
WESTERN Isles MSP Alasdair Allan, has written to Transport Minister, Keith Brown, to ask for information on when a tender will be issued to build a new vessel for the Stornoway to Ullapool ferry route.
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McGrigor secures Parliamentary debate on Western Isles Special Area of Conservation designations.
Jamie McGrigor, Highlands & Islands Conservative MSP, has secured a debate in the Scottish Parliament on his motion highlighting the concerns of his constituents in the Western Isles about the proposed designation of two Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) in East Mingulay and the Sound of Barra.
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CAB ‘overwhelmed’ by response to survey
OVER 400 people in the Western Isles have now responded to the Citizens Advice Scotland national survey about ‘rip off’ delivery charges, writes Michelle Robson.
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Local companies rally together to oppose RET removal
Western Isles based companies have launched a lobby group – the Outer Hebrides Transport Group – to campaign against the Government’s decision to withdraw RET for commercial vehicles travelling to and from the islands.
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Argos opening
Argos opened it’s Stornoway store at 9am today, January 21. This is the first Argos in the Western Isles and the 68th store in Scotland.
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Cash point scam
NORTHERN Constabulary are wishing to make all managers and staff of retail and garage service premises aware of a fraudulent UKASH scheme which has been successfully executed using UKASH transactions via Paypoint facilities around the Western Isles, Ross-shire and Inverness areas.
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