Isle of Barra

Councillors discuss the pros and cons following concerns about a £26.5m budget deficit.

NHS Western Isles received Scottish government funding for the upgrade at Uist and Barra Hospital.

The Short-Necked Oil Beetle is on the verge of extinction but colonies have been discovered in the Hebrides .

Carol-Anne Galbraith says reduced passenger capacity is stressful and upsetting for families on Barra.

A practice handed down through generations in Gaelic-speaking communities could be at risk of being lost.

For some patients in the Western Isles flying to Glasgow would be easier than long journeys to Stornoway.

For years parents have been calling for a new school in Castlebay in Barra.

Gusts of 82mph were recorded at Kirkwall on Orkney and at South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.