WESTERN ISLES

❚ Trading Standards is warning Western Isles residents telephone scammers are using 01851 area codes to make their calls appear local.

The automated calls state your internet is about to be disconnected following non-payment of your account and you are instructed to press 1 to reinstate the service or press 2 to cancel the service.

A spokesperson said: ‘Our advice is put the phone down and end the call.’

❚ Two Western Isles projects have received more than £2 million.

Cnoc Soilleir has been awarded £1.8 million from the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund to build a state-of-the art modern building for Gaelic and cultural heritage in South Uist.

The building has been designed to become a focal point for the community and visitors and is a joint venture between Ceòlas and Lews Castle College UHI.

The Grinneabhat Project was awarded £368,338 to re-develop the former school in Bragar, which closed in 2013.

❚ Islanders planning a summer holiday should ensure they are prepared for a potential ‘no deal’ Brexit, warns Na h-Eileanan an Iar SNP MP Angus Brendan MacNeil.

With less than a month until the planned leave date, Mr MacNeil says a ‘no deal’ scenario could mean passports with less than six months’ validity may not be accepted for travel to EU countries.