Western Isles

Stornoway’s Caledonian Hotel is set to be brought back into use for the first time in more than a decade, thanks to SSEN Transmission’s Lewis Hub project. Beginning this year, the landmark building overlooking the harbour will undergo a major refurbishment to provide accommodation for pe

Investment in Stornoway will help position the Outer Hebrides as a key centre for future offshore wind projects, supporting long-term skilled jobs and boosting supply chain businesses across the islands, the Scottish Government has said.

A wide range of public and private-sector partners came together in Stornoway last week for a seminar on the major renewable energy projects scheduled for development across the Isle of Lewis over the coming years. Chaired by Councillor Paul Steele, leader of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, the seminar f

The Scottish National Investment Bank has made its first investment in the Outer Hebrides by making £3.5 million available to Stornoway Port towards a new linkspan for its newly constructed Deep Water Terminal.

Fraser Architecture has released an online survey to gather community feedback on the use of the buildings at the Seaforth Road Campus in Stornoway. Fraser Architecture is seeking responses from members of the community who have an interest in creative or cultural work and may require premises.

SSEN Transmission has awarded global cable manufacturer NKT major contracts to manufacture and install the 525kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables for two key subsea cable links: one linking Spittal in Caithness and Peterhead in Aberdeenshire; and the other proposed to connect the Western I

The Scottish Government Marine Directorate has granted the variation to the existing marine licence for the Western Isles High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) subsea cable link, allowing the needed increase in capacity, and delivering another milestone in Scotland and the UK’s journey towards a

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has appointed Martin Joyce as chief executive officer.

The UK Government is to fund £3.5 million towards the creation of a Housing Investment Fund that seeks to bridge gaps in existing sources of investment in the Western Isles housing stock. The deal forms part of a new partnership with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar to tackle geographical inequality

Planning consent has been granted for a major clean energy project that will connect the Western Isles to the GB Transmission network for the first time.

Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has confirmed the successful completion of the final phase at its Leverburgh site on the Isle of Harris by Alex Murray Construction. The second stage added six additional homes, resulting in a total of twelve residences at Lèana an t-Sruith.

A project supported by £7.2 million of public and private investment is set to transform road access to strategic industrial and port sites on the Isle of Lewis.

SSEN Transmission has signed the first major agreements as part of its pledge to support the delivery of 1,000 new homes across the north of Scotland. The pledge was included in the Perth-headquartered business’s Housing Strategy, published last year as part of a £20 billion investment t

Balfour Beatty and SSEN Transmission are to host a second consultation event to gather local feedback on temporary workforce accommodation plans in Stornoway. Following a consultation event in September, local residents and stakeholders are being invited to view and comment on proposals for the vill

SSEN Transmission has started ground investigation works along the A5859 as part of the proposed extension to the Stornoway Grid Supply Project (GSP).