Eilean Siar County, Scotland News

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Scottish Natural Heritage has lost its appeal over the rateable value of its headquarters in Inverness.

WESTERN Isles SNP MSP, Alasdair Allan, has welcomed news that 67 West Coast fishing boats could receive a much-needed boost after the European Commission acknowledged the argument that they should be exempt from days at sea restrictions.

Ascending over green farms around Inverness, I leave the world of airline timetables for an ancient place under the timeless rhythm of the Sun.

Gateshead's Baltic is to display works by German artist Anselm Kiefer as part of a national tour or public art.

A postcode lottery of care charges for people with learning disabilities means some individuals and families are paying so much they have to cut back on support or social activities, while others in neighbouring council areas pay nothing at all, according to campaigners.

Pupils and staff at Carloway Primary School, Lewis are enjoying their new green accolade: Yellow Pages Recycling Champions for Scotland 2009.

Half the cost of upgrading eight primary schools in the north and north-east could come from the Scottish Government, Education Secretary Fiona Hyslop announced yesterday.

WESTERN Isles MSP, Alasdair Allan MSP, has today welcomed news that the Scottish Government will be providing funding to build a new primary school in Daliburgh, South Uist.

WESTERN Isles SNP MSP, Alasdair Allan addressed the Scottish Parliament Transport Committee in support of the petition on Western Isles fuel costs raised by Am Paipear, the community newspaper of the Uists.

The documentary, And Did Those Feet, explores the story behind the legend which survives in the hymn, for which William Blake wrote the words.

The world's largest commercial-scale wave energy : project has moved forward, with the appointment of VolkerStevin Marine as the preferred contractor.

LAWYERS don't come cheap. One thing for sure about the current controversy over Caledonian MacBrayne's Sunday ferry service between Stornoway and the Scottish mainland is that learned counsel will not come out of it empty-handed. The issue of travel to and from the Western Isles on a Sunday is a contentious one.

Older people and those with disabilities living on the Isle of Lewis and Skye are being offered free advice about the help that is available to switch to digital TV.

THE Scottish Conservatives have strongly rejected any suggestion that a Conservative Government would scrap BBC ALBA It follows reports in a national newspaper claiming that Conservative Culture spokesperson Jeremy Hunt MP was sceptical about what he called 'niche' channels and might scrap BBC ALBA.

THE legal opinion received by Caledonian MacBrayne on Sunday ferries from the mainland to Lewis and Harris has been published on the company's website.

CHANGES to gritting times by the Comhairle may cause concern to road users. The local authority announced this week that gritting will now begin at 6am rather then 5am and in the evening, no treatment of roads will be undertaken after 6pm.

TARGETS for quicker cancer treatment are still not being met in all parts of Scotland or for some types of the disease, figures showed yesterday.

The level of patients who began treatment within two months of an urgent referral was 95.7% between April and June of this year.

The Bethesda Care Home and Hospice in Stornoway has received a generous gift of the Marvig meeting house in South Lochs, Lewis, and an adjacent piece of land from the local community for development purposes.