TalkTalk is to close its site in Stornoway, making all 59 staffredundant.
Western Isles politicians and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar have called on the Scottish Government to intervene. The telecoms company says it is transferring its Stornoway operation to Manchester with the loss or transfer of 59 jobs.
Alasdair Allan MSP commented: ‘For an economy the size of the Isle of Lewis, the impact of the loss of 59 jobs cannot be overstated. It is proportionate to job losses in the thousands for a city the size of Glasgow. This is a real body blow to the Isle of Lewis.’