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ROADS Update (26/03/20)

26 March 2020

Date: 26/03/2020 Time: 06:15. Gritters deployed treating Priority 1 & 2 North Uist, Priority 1 Benbecula & Priority 1 & 2 South Uist.  Please drive to the conditions.

Tags: Roads, Gritters deployed

Important Reminder to Parents on Child Immunisation

25 March 2020

Parents in the Outer Hebrides are reminded that it remains very important for their children to be immunised at this time. 

Image © NHSWI

Tags: NHS Western Isles, immunisation, child

Additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

25 March 2020

Update from Jack Libby, Head of Community Care: "Following discussions with the Scottish Government earlier today, the Scottish Government have decided to view the 3 island authorities as having 'unique environment status', where we will now be provided with a quantity of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)"

Tags: PPE, Personal Protective Equipment

Self-Catering Industry Support

25 March 2020

Comhairle Leader, Roddie Mackay, has written to Finance Secretary, Kate Forbes, regarding the current lack of funding support for the Self-Catering Industry in the recently announced support packages.

Tags: Self-Catering, funding support

Suspension of Major Construction Projects

24 March 2020

Following the announcement yesterday by the First Minister that building sites in Scotland should close, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has decided to suspend construction activity on Stornoway Primary School (Early Years Provision) and Lochmaddy Pier Improvement projects. In addition...

Tags: Major Construction Projects, suspension