News

  • Island Communities Fund

    7 July 2021

    The Island Communities Fund supports the grassroots delivery of the National Islands Plan, and represents a £2 million 'on-island' capital grant commitment. Image, twitter

     

  • Scottish Government Nature Restoration Fund opens

    6 July 2021

    Scottish Government has made £1 million of capital funding available this year to support projects over £20 000 value.  The application round is open until midnight 27th July 2021.

     

  • £500 payment for Personal Assistants

    6 July 2021

    A dedicated  online and paper based application form, administered by Scotland Excel on behalf of Scottish Government, was launched on 30 June 2021 to pay Personal Assistants who are eligible to receive their £500 payment for NHS and Social Care staff.

     

  • Call for free bus travel for Under 22s

    6 July 2021

    Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has sought support from Western Isles MSP, Dr Alasdair Allan, to extend free bus services for young people under 22s to ferry travel.

     

  • Levels of Shellfish Toxin back to safe levels

    5 July 2021

    Monitoring work undertaken on behalf of Food Standards Scotland has identified that the high levels of shellfish toxins identified in Traigh Mhòr in Barra on 07 June 2021 have returned to safe levels.