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  • Trading Standards Warning

    8 February 2018

    Trading standards are again advising residents that they should not give any personal information including pension details or electricity bills until you have been given a consent and privacy notice by any business offering "free" eco schemes.

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  • Comhairle Sets Budget

    8 February 2018

    Comhairle nan Eilean Siar set its budget for 2018/19 yesterday. The Comhairle started considering its forward budget strategy in June 2017 when it created a budget Board, comprising Councillors from all Wards and Parties, to oversee its implementation. This has provided the opportunity for feedback from across communities in the process. Image © ConcordiaSupply

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  • Uist Fuel Supplies

    7 February 2018

    Assurances have been sought over continued fuel supplies to the Uists as Lochcarnan Depot undergoes essential maintenance during February and March. On Tuesday this week, the Comhairle's Chairman of Transportation, Councillor Uisdean Robertson (Beinn na Faoghla agus Uibhist a Tuath), met with Certas Energy's Director of Corporate Affairs, Dr Brian Worrall, to discuss the matter.

     

  • Community Participation Request Decision Notice

    7 February 2018

    Pursuant to regulation 8 of the Participation Request (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2017/39 the Comhairle is obliged to publish the following Decision Notice in respect of a Participation Request made under section 22 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.

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  • Air Services

    5 February 2018

    Following today's announcements by Flybe regarding air services between both Stornoway - Glasgow and Stornoway - Aberdeen, Cllr Uisdean Robertson, Chairman of the Comhairle's Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, commented.