Council planning boss resigns
Shock as Chief Planning Officer John Cunningham puts in his notice and concern about how Comhairle nan Eilean Siar will cope with the renewables pressure without him.
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The N4 planning story
A deep dive into the N4 Spiorad na Mara planning process, with one day left for objections, and a look back at the Comhairle's positions and repositions on the controversial project.
End of the Gazette bylines
A bit of personal news, this time, that I have left my local reporter job with the Stornoway Gazette. Some reflections on my time there and what it means to me to be a journalist.
What ails NHS Western Isles?
A deep dive into an FOI reveal of soaring sickness rates in Public Health, discontent in Dental and tales of unhappiness with the directors' management style.
Pipes, Peat & Diesel and Oprah
Lewis and Harris Youth Pipe Band make waves in the studio, Stornoway Music Development Centre opens and a novel set in Harris is chosen by Oprah's Book Club ahead of its launch in An Lanntair...
Deadline day and dead on their feet but winning
Updates on the final day for objections to N4 / Spiorad na Mara and a celebration of some hardy and big-hearted islanders, winning races and raising money for charity.
A grassroots campaign and coming up roses
'We will be heard' say windfarm campaigners, while Jane gets going for the RNLI despite the ferries and Amanda's A.S Apothecary croft business is a shining light