A NORTH Uist group has been granted £60,000 to help it set up a new community centre.
Grimsay community association has been awarded the funding from the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Community Capital Grant Fund (CCGF).
Councillor Alasdair Macleod, chairman of the sustainable development committee, said: ‘The Comhairle has supported a further CCGF project which delivers community economic growth and creates income generation opportunities for small businesses locally with additional cultural and social benefit.’