Posted at 16:03 24 Dec 202016:03 24 Dec 2020Man, 29, dies after island crashEmergency services were called to the A859 on the Isle of Harris following the one-vehicle accident.Read morenext
Posted at 10:07 10 Dec 202010:07 10 Dec 2020Deep water port plan attracts £49m investmentThe new facility in Stornoway would be used for the berthing of large cruise ships and cargo vessels.Read morenext
Posted at 0:19 21 Nov 20200:19 21 Nov 2020Island lifeboat station at risk of closureThe RNLI said there have been difficulties finding enough people to crew Harris' Leverburgh lifeboat.Read morenext
Posted at 12:35 11 Nov 202012:35 11 Nov 2020In-house gatherings 'vital' for island communitiesSix people from two households will be able to meet in a home in the Northern and Western Isles from Friday.Read morenext
Posted at 15:41 29 Oct 202015:41 29 Oct 2020Businesses in level one areas have 'fighting chance'Businesses and community leaders welcome a partial relaxation of restrictions in the Highlands, Moray and the islands.Read morenext
Posted at 11:13 6 Oct 202011:13 6 Oct 2020Care home visits suspended as Covid cases riseThe action affects council-run homes in Uist as cases in the Western Isles increase to 48.Read morenext
Posted at 21:47 25 Sep 202021:47 25 Sep 2020New Covid-19 cases confirmed in Western islesThe three positive results are the first in months on the isles, which has Scotland's lowest figures for Covid.Read morenext
Posted at 10:28 15 Sep 202010:28 15 Sep 2020Scottish island beach named in world's top 25A beach in the Outer Hebrides has been rated one of the most beautiful in the world in a travellers' guide.Read morenext
Posted at 14:55 7 Sep 202014:55 7 Sep 2020Islanders fear 'clearance' over house pricesCall for action amid claims first-time buyers in the Hebrides and Skye can no longer afford properties there.Read morenext
Posted at 10:31 18 Aug 202010:31 18 Aug 2020Isles visitors asked to pre-book before travellingThe plea to campervan and caravan holidaymakers comes after earlier pleas were ignored by some.Read morenext
Posted at 10:23 12 Aug 202010:23 12 Aug 2020More pupils return to class as schools reopenPhysical distancing among students is not required but hand sanitisers and one-way systems are the new norm.Read morenext
Posted at 15:24 11 Aug 202015:24 11 Aug 2020What's your council's plan for opening schools?Schools across Scotland will reopen full time - with no social distancing - from 11 August. How is your council going to make that happen?Read morenext
Posted at 14:37 6 Aug 202014:37 6 Aug 2020Atlantic tuna to be tagged off Western IslesThe research work hopes to shed light on the reappearance of the fish off western Scotland.Read morenext
Posted at 23:33 30 Jul 202023:33 30 Jul 2020Visitors to the isles urged to plan toilet stopsMany sites in the Western Isles have not reopened after being shut earlier this year due to coronavirus.Read morenext