AS a mass lobby gathered at the House of Commons today (Wednesday) to protest against rising fuel prices, Western Isles politicians made a call for the Chancellor to introduce a fuel duty regulator in the Budget.
NewsPolice at Benbecula are anxious to trace the whereabouts of James Davidson (47) who was last seen near his home at Creagorry, Isle of Benbecula on the evening of Monday 5th March.
NewsSECURITY at the QinetiQ and Minister of Defence (MOD) sites in Uist has come under question due to security staff cuts which will leave only one guard on duty at each site, guarding facilities that have high tech radars and other valuable equipment.
NewsFuel campaigners in the Western Isles have sent Danny Alexander, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, what they say is a ‘dossier of evidence of discriminatory behaviour’ by the area’s main fuel distributors.
NewsAnglian Sovereign: Interim contract about to come to an end. Pic: © STV Efforts to find a way to retain two emergency coastguard tugs covering the north of Scotland have been unsuccessful. The tugs, based in the Western Isles and Shetland, are due to be removed from their stations by the end of March. Councils from the affected areas did not receive any commitment to retain the two tugs when they met Michael Moore, Secretary of State for Scotland, on Thursday. The UK Government withdrew funding for four Scottish emergency towing vessels (ETVs) in September last year, in a bid to make annual savings of more than £30m. The tugs in the north were given a last minute reprieve late last year, when they were granted an interim contract until March 31. Mr Moore discussed alternative arrangements with council representatives and campaigners at the meeting in Edinburgh. ...
NewsFuel prices: Island communities to benefit from reduction. The price motorists in the islands pay for fuel is being cut under a Government scheme. Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander said the initiative, which will reduce the cost of a litre of petrol or diesel by 5p, would "make a ...
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