Western Isles local authority Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has appointed a new chief executive. Martin Joyce, who is an executive director at urban regeneration company Clyde Gateway, starts in his new ...

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Reusable takeaway cups have been issued to staff radically reducing waste. About 24,000 fewer single-use cups have been thrown away over a six month period following the start of an NHS Western Isles ...

The company’s chief executive Tom Cross refused to be drawn on the numbers of companies involved, saying more information will be available in a few weeks. “I can’t say any more other than we have had ...

A bus shelter in Lewis, one of the islands covered by the capped fares scheme Bus passengers in the Western Isles are to benefit from a £2 fare cap from this week as part of a Scottish government ...