The Easter Bunny and the Easter chick at Tarbert Community Centre Hail, snow and high winds may have battered the island over the last week, but that wasn’t enough to stop the Easter bunny, who delivered treats to egg hunts at both the Bays Centre and Tarbert Community Centre. Young visitors to the Bays Centre’s first Easter party enjoyed searching for hidden goodies around the grounds on Friday, while there were crafts and a tea party to enjoy inside. On Saturday, a chick, a

Nominations for the Scottish Parliament elections have closed and the candidates for the Western Isles seat have been confirmed. With campaigning already well under-way, candidates have been out and about meeting Harris residents and hearing their views and concerns. The election will take place on Thursday, May 7, with voting from 7am until 10pm. Local polling stations are Tarbert Community Centre (Tarbert), South Harris Free Church Hall (Leverburgh) and Scalpay Community Fi

Over the next few issues of Dè tha dol? we are taking a break from our usual Tea Break feature and asking the candidates in the forthcoming Scottish Parliament election to take a Campaign break with us instead. Labour's Donald Mackinnon was the first to pop into our office for a chat... What’s your story so far? I’m a crofter from Arnol, Lewis. I have lived on Lewis all my life apart from four years at university in Glasgow, where I studied Geography and Politics. After univ

From Leverburgh Playpark Committee The newly formed Leverburgh Playpark Committee is delighted to announce that they have reached their fundraising target of £30,000 allowing works to commence imminently on the new park. Due to extra funds being identified by CNES (Comhairle nan Eilean Siar), the authority will now cover the cost of the purchase and installation of both Phase One and Two. This will allow the £30,000 raised locally, through generous donations from individuals

The gym at Harris Sports Centre is set to be upgraded, with new equipment arriving later this spring. The redesigned space will replace the current setup which has been in place for several years. A recent post on the Harris Sports Centre Facebook page offered hints about what the new gym will include: “We're delighted to announce our new partnership with Origin Fitness, who will be delivering a state-of-the-art gym,” it said. “We don't want to give everything away yet, but l

In our fortnightly feature, we join a local for a tea break and find out how they spend their time - and their time off. This week, we welcome Iain MacIver, a musician whose teaching has influenced a generation of islanders. Please introduce yourself… I am a retired itinerant Gaelic music instructor. What's your story so far? I was brought up in Bayble in Lewis. I left school at 17 and started work as an apprentice printer with The Stornoway Gazette. I spent 21 years with the

There is so much happening on the Isle of Harris this Easter break. If you're looking for things to do with the family, why not take a look at our What's On page?

In our fortnightly feature, we join a local for a tea break and find out how they spend their time - and their time off. This week, we welcome Anna MacRae, Manager of the West Harris Trust venue Talla na Mara Please introduce yourself... I grew up in Scalpay and like many young islanders left home to study and work. This took me to various towns and cities across Scotland, but I’m happy to have recently returned to the family home in Scalpay. What’s your story so far? Primary

Plans are underway to bring an artistic new look to the inside of the waiting room at Leverburgh Ferry terminal as part of a project that will see parallel improvements to the Berneray waiting room, on the other side of the Sound of Harris crossing, and other small waiting rooms around the islands. The Outer Hebrides Heritage Forum (Comann Dual-chas Innse Gall) have received funding from Museums Galleries Scotland to re-decorate the buildings with a heritage theme in mind, ma