WESTERN Isles MSP, Alasdair Allan, has called on the Labour Party in the Western Isles to clarify whether or not they support legislation to tackle the availability of ultra-cheap alcohol, following last night’s vote in the Scottish Parliament when minimum pricing was supported by every party except Labour, who abstained.
NewsWESTERN Isles MSP, Alasdair Allan, spoke on Saturday at a meeting organised by Oxfam at the SNP Spring Conference in Glasgow to highlight the organisation’s work with the community to address the urgent problems around coastal erosion which the island faces.
NewsAnalysts at the National Records of Scotland Office have published worrying new predictions for the future demographic of the Western Isles.
NewsCouncillors have demanded Scottish government action to address “exorbitantly unequal” ferry fares which allow families in Stornoway to make a return trip to the Scottish mainland for a fifth of the price a Shetland family has to pay. In its submission to the Scottish government’s draft ferries plan, the SIC highlights that in peak season, the cost of two adults and two children travelling from Lerwick to Aberdeen and back with a car is £702.60. An equivalent family return trip between Stornoway and Ullapool costs just £135.40. Scottish civil servant Cheryl Murrie was in Lerwick for Friday morning’s development committee to update the SIC on the government’s draft ferries plan and the tendering process for the new north boats contract. Members ...
NewsA group of people from South Uist, Benbecula and Eriskay who are living or studying on the Scottish mainland are to show their backing to the campaign for the reintroduction of a direct ferry service between Lochboisdale and Mallaig by holding a demonstration outside the SNP Spring Conference in Glasgow this Saturday.
NewsRescue teams searching for missing Benbecula man James Davidson have found a body on the shorline near Liniclate, Benbecula.
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