Western Isles Council - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - has asked councillors to approve its plan for a study at a meeting next week. In a report, the comhairle's education chief officer Donald ...

A feasibility study could be held on establishing the Western Isles' first Gaelic language secondary school. There is a ...

An award-winning festival has provided a £12 million economic boost to the Western Isles over the past three years. The Hebridean Celtic Festival is an award-winner and has helped secured dozens ...

Islanders should know how much they will be paying in council tax after a comhairle meeting next month Western Isles local authority Comhairle nan Eilean Siar says it needs to find about £4m to ...

Western Isles local authority Comhairle nan Eilean ... to help ease financial pressures - and to avoid having to increase council tax rates. More stories from the Highlands and Islands News ...

A new Helicopter Landing Site has been set up to serve the Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway after flights to and from a helipad nearby were suspended. The new site comes after the original ...

The 28-year-old netminder battled Ilya Sorokin to a 1-1 tie through two periods, but the floodgates opened for the Isles in the third. Blackwood has just one win in his last five starts and has ...

Western Isles local authority Comhairle nan Eilean ... to help ease financial pressures - and to avoid having to increase council tax rates. Council tax bills were frozen last year and households ...

The New York Islanders were able to enjoy three days off following one of their most impressive wins of the season. They will need a little more than 24 hours to find out if the win was a sign of ...

While the British Isles might not be synonymous with sunshine, the island of Jersey is defying expectations as one of its sunniest spots. Patricia Wooding embarked on a journey to this beautiful ...