Westray Development News Today

This week saw the SNP's Mhairi Black reveal she will not stand for election again, while MP Angus MacNeil had the party whip suspended.

It is being offered to anyone living in Westray with a Westray-born grandparent.

Islanders on Westray were told of a genetic variant linked to an increased risk of breast cancer.

Calls for a change in policy and greater financial support have been made after a study found community wind farms yield 34x more reward.

Nearly 600 iconic red phone boxes across Scotland are up for grabs – and local communities are being urged to take them on and transform them for the 21st Century. Since 2008, a total of 482 phone boxes across the country have been taken on by communities for just £1 each through BT’s Adopt a Kiosk programme. Redundant phone boxes, once a lifeline of communication before the arrival of mobile phone networks, have been transformed into everything from defibrillator units and mini h...

Edinburgh red phone boxes are available to adopt and transform for just £1 Caitlyn Dewar © Redundant phone boxes, once a lifeline of communication before the arrival of mobile phone networks,... BT have announced that across Scotland, 600 phone boxes are up for grabs, including 31 around the Capital which are waiting to be transformed. Since 2008, a total of 482 phone boxes across the country have been taken on by communities for just £1 each through BT’s Adopt a Kiosk pro...