Fugro has started integrated nearshore site investigations for SSEN Transmission’s Western Isles High Voltage Direct Current ...

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar says it supports the idea of fixed links over the sounds of Barra and Harris.

Western Isles council leaders say they have been left in a "challenging financial position" following the Scottish government's Budget. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is facing a deficit of £4.1m in the ...

Western Isles councillors have agreed to a new policy on pupils' use of mobile phones and tablets in the islands' schools. The devices are to be banned during class-time in the isles' four secondaries ...

A permanent airspace has been approved for around the site of a spaceport proposed for the Western Isles. The permission from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) would allow for launches of small ...

Britain has long been proud of its status as an island nation. However, according to some, it no longer is, with the creation ...

Visitors to Western Isles hospitals have been asked to wear masks because of rising flu cases. The islands' health board said the precautionary measure had been introduced to reduce the risk of ...