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Did formal education really damage the Gaelic language?

on August 1, 2012 Total Views: 5 Daily Views: 0

Did formal education really damage the Gaelic language? This year marks the 140th anniversary of the passing of the Education (Scotland) Act 1872 which introduced compulsory education for all across Scotland. The new Act ignored the native Gaelic language and culture of the Highlands and Islands but what was the real impact of this on the language and communities of the islands? What has done since to try and remedy any damage done and how successful has this been? These...

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MSP calls on government to re-instate all sectors to the ADS

on July 31, 2012 Total Views: 8 Daily Views: 0

Highlands and Islands MSP David Stewart (Labour), has called on the Scottish Government to re-instate all sectors to the Air Discount Scheme. Mr Stewart said: “While I welcome the fact that government has at last listened to communities and re-instated the third sector to the ADS, I am extremely disappointed that the public and business sectors remain excluded from the scheme.” Mr Stewart continued: “The paltry savings the government makes in excluding

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Scottish Water thanks customers for help saving water

on July 31, 2012 Total Views: 18 Daily Views: 0

Scottish Water wants to thank local people in the Western Isles and Skye for their recent help conserving water supplies as the area continues to experience an unprecedented dry spell. The utility firm is reminding customers to continue using water wisely and Scottish Water is continuing to monitor various supplies. While rainfall in recent days has been welcome, it is not enough to bring water sources back to normal levels this time of year. Scottish Water is paying close attention to water resources which supply the following areas: Portree, Broadford and Kyle of Lochalsh (Skye and Lochalsh); Stornoway, West Lewis, South Uist, Lochmaddy, Benbecula and Tolsta (Western Isles). Simon Harrison, Water Operations manger, Scottish Water, said: “We want to thank customers for their help as we have seen a reduction ...

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Allan welcomes outcome of talks on Western Isles prawn fishery

on July 27, 2012 Total Views: 8 Daily Views: 0

SNP MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Alasdair Allan, has welcomed the “very positive” outcome of this week’s talks between the west coast prawn fishing industry and the Scottish Government, which have resulted in a temporary ban on east coast prawn vessels in large parts of the West Coast. A number of other important concessions were made which Dr Allan said were “essential to the immediate survival of the industry in the islands.” Alasdair Allan commented: “Recent days have seen both myself and Angus Macneil MP speaking to Fisheries Minister Richard Lochhead about the acute concerns of the prawn fishing industry in the Western Isles and elsewhere on the West Coast.” “The outcome of the latest conversations today between the Government and the Western Isles Fishermen’s...

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Sheena Stewart on the Uist Befriending Group

on July 27, 2012 Total Views: 9 Daily Views: 0

Loriana Pauli had a very interesting conversation recently with Sheena Stewart. She wanted to know more about the Uist Befriending Group, Caraidean Uibhist, and Sheena was exactly the right person to talk to. In fact, they had two conversations, one in Gaelic and one in English. Here’s the Gaelic one. (If you use an iPad/iPhone you may need to follow this link.) If you don’t have Gaelic you can find their English conversation on Loriana’s blog, “From the Water’s Edge”. Here Sheena goes into a lot more detail about the group’s activities. And you can phone or e-mail the group too for more information: Telephone: 01870 603 233 E-mail:  info@caraideanuibhist.org

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Take sensible steps to use water wisely

on July 26, 2012 Total Views: 9 Daily Views: 0

Scottish Water is reminding customers in the Western Isles and parts of the North West Highlands, where there has been a prolonged spell of drier than normal weather, to continue using water wisely. While rainfall in recent days has been welcome, Scottish Water is continuing to monitor sources to maintain drinking water supplies to customers. Customers in the Portree, Stornoway and West Lewis areas are being invited to collect a free Save-a-Flush bag, which can save around a litre of ...

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