Wednesday May 15 | BBC News
Report forecasts energy jobs bonanza
The renewable energy industry could create more than 10,000 jobs on Scotland's islands by 2030, according to a government-commissioned study.
Wednesday May 15 | News Observer
Bucket List Adventure: A 'brave' adventure with Disney
Mom and Dad may relish family time unplugged from workday electronics, and grandparents admire the beauty of a rolling green landscape given over to rugged coastlines and pristine lochs, Highland ponies and paint-splotched sheep.
Roads surface dressing programme
The Comhairle's 2013 roads surface dressing programme is due to start this week with two weeks of work in the Uist area.
Stornoway Wind Farm submits grid application
LEWIS Wind Power announces today that a major milestone in the development of The Stornoway Wind Farm has been reached with the recent submission of a grid application to the National Grid for the project.
Cellmate 'bragged' about killing
A MAN claimed he was involved in the killing of a teenage boy in the Western Isles, a court has heard.
Free Church appointment terminated
The appointment of Free Church minister the Rev Ruairidh Maclean - who was inducted to the Redevelopment Charge in Leverburgh, Harris, five years ago - is to be terminated next month.
Bucket List Adventure: A 'brave' adventure with Disney
Mom and Dad may relish family time unplugged from workaday electronics, and grandparents admire the beauty of a rolling green landscape given over to rugged coastlines and pristine lochs, Highland ponies and paint-splotched sheep.
'Mad Alex' Salmond lied to me about wind farm and I'm going to sue!...
Next week, I have instructed my lawyers to launch an all-out challenge at the Scottish Supreme Court to 'Mad Alex', as I believe history will some day call Alex Salmond.
Liam Aitchison Murder Trial: Day 4 - Part 2
The mother of one of the accused told the High Court in Glasgow yesterday that Liam Aitchison had tried to jump out of the window of her house in Plasterfield on the night he disappeared.
MSP seeks rule change on Greylag Geese sale
WEstern Isles SNP MSP, Alasdair Allan, has welcomed the willingness of Scottish Natural Heritage to look at changing the rules around selling meat from greylag geese.
Volunteer tells how he found boy's body
A COASTGUARD volunteer has told how he discovered the partially clothed corpse of missing teenager Liam Aitchison in a derelict building.
Return of the elusive movie star
At the depths of their decline in the 1970s, healthy populations could only be found in Scottish strongholds beyond the reach of harmful pesticides.
Dead woman discovered on beach named
A woman whose body was found on a Western Isles beach has been named locally as the first female chief of a Harris Tweed mill.
Local MSP chairs Island Federation Meeting at Holyrood
Western Isles SNP MSP, Alasdair Allan, has chaired what he hopes will be the first in a series between island residents and MSPs at Holyrood.
Hospital warned over visits of therapy dog
On a visit to Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway, the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate were told the hospital had introduced visits of a therapy dog to a ward with patients suffering cognitive impairment.
Stornoway black pudding joins Champagne and Parma ham as product with protected European status
A four-year-long campaign over their local delicacy ends in success for butchers and MSP in the Isle of Lewis town.
Leicester Mercury published Wind turbine firm set for flurry of orders
A wind turbine manufacturer hopes to win orders worth hundreds of thousands of pounds after securing a deal with a major water supplier.
A meeting to discuss how communities can better prepare for emergencies such as severe weather, power failure and wild fires is being held at the Clan MacQuarrie Community Centre, Borve, on Tuesday 14th May at 8pm.
Murder accused 'left teen in ditch'
One of two men on trial accused of murdering Western Isles teenager Liam Aitchison left him in a ditch, the High Court in Glasgow has been told.
Western Isles Medical Practice hosts first formal nurse placement
Langabhat Medical Practice in Lewis has become one of the first GP practices in Scotland to host undergraduate nursing students for formal placements.