COMHAIRLE nan Eilean Siar’s Education, Sport and Children’s Services has agreed to continue funding two local sports councils by devolving £13,000 to the Lewis and Harris Sports Council and £8,500 to Uist and Barra Sports Council.
The sports councils operate a grant aid programme for their members and work with Western Isles Development Trust to distribute the £60,000 donated by Transocean following the oil rig incident near Dalbeg in 2016.