# n4 (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover n4. Page: Feed: --- ## [Council planning boss resigns](https://hebrideanbreakers.substack.com/p/council-planning-boss-resigns) _2026-08-21 · Katie Laing · Hebridean Breakers_ 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. ## [The N4 planning story](https://hebrideanbreakers.substack.com/p/the-n4-planning-story) _2026-08-11 · Katie Laing · Hebridean Breakers_ 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](https://hebrideanbreakers.substack.com/p/end-of-the-gazette-bylines) _2026-08-02 · Katie Laing · Hebridean Breakers_ 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?](https://hebrideanbreakers.substack.com/p/what-ails-nhs-western-isles) _2026-05-29 · Katie Laing · Hebridean Breakers_ 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](https://hebrideanbreakers.substack.com/p/pipes-peat-and-diesel-and-oprah) _2026-05-15 · Katie Laing · Hebridean Breakers_ 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](https://hebrideanbreakers.substack.com/p/deadline-day-and-dead-on-their-feet) _2026-05-07 · Katie Laing · Hebridean Breakers_ 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](https://hebrideanbreakers.substack.com/p/a-grassroots-campaign-and-coming) _2026-05-01 · Katie Laing · Hebridean Breakers_ '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