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  • Europe Day 2018 Glasgow George Square 9 May 2018 from 11.00

    1 May 2018

    The European Commission Office in Scotland is delighted that both the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop MSP and The Lord Provost of Glasgow, Eva Bolander have kindly agreed to open our celebration.

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  • Isles To Tackle Empty Homes

    26 April 2018

    Councillors on the Western Isles have backed in principle the introduction of a dedicated officer to help bring long-term, privately-owned empty homes back into use.

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  • Comhairle Calls For Direct Action By Minister In Ferries Debacle

    26 April 2018

    The Comhairle's Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman has called for the intervention of the Minister for Transport and the Islands to address significant and growing concerns associated with the performance of Transport Scotland and CalMac Ferries Ltd. following a period of unprecedented disruption to ferry services across the Clyde and Hebrides network.

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  • Scotland’s Early Silver Comes to Museum nan Eilean

    26 April 2018

    A new exhibition from National Museums Scotland supported by Glenmorangie shows how silver, not gold, became the most important precious metal in Scotland over the course of the first millennium AD.

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  • Hebrides Take Control Tariff

    26 April 2018

    Hebrides Energy, a not-for-profit community interest company led by key local agencies including Tighean Innse Gall, Hebridean Housing Partnership, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, The Stornoway Trust and Community Energy Scotland, has teamed up with existing Scottish "fairer energy" supplier Our Power, to promote a range of new Hebridean Tariffs to the local market.

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