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News from the Western Isles |
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Camcal’s Phil Smith at the Arnish yard |
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The Western Isles celebrates a jobs boost as the Arnish manufacturing yard reopens with its first order providing work for 65 employees. The hard-fought contract to build sections of three giant wave machines will keep the renewable energy fabrication base employed until the end of the year. |
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The Royal Mail is moving to resolve a crisis hitting the Uist economy it is revealed. The organisation is tendering for a new mail service charter flight to the Western Isles. |
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Western Isles planning committee recommends the go-ahead of a large housing estate for Stornoway |
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Western Isles Council is posting around 12,000 letters to islanders explaining its position over planning applications for two enormous windfarms. |
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Western Isles Council intends to create energy from water as it reveals its vision of a hydrogen economy for the Hebrides. |
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Western Isles planning officials are recommending construction of the world’s largest windfam on Lewis. But they reject 125 turbines at Eishken. |