| Economic Development Services |
Details of services provided by the Comhairle’s
Economic Development Section. |
Website
Tel: 01851 709204
Council Offices |
Free |
| Commercial/ Industrial Property Development |
Details of Comhairle land and buildings
available for sale/lease. |
Website
Tel: 01851 709204
Council Offices |
Free |
| Business Advantage and Enterprise Youth
Schemes |
Details assistance available including a
broad range of advice, support and financial assistance available
to new and existing businesses. Including business planning,
access to funding, marketing and the practicalities of starting
/developing a business.
Details of Business Loan Scheme; Fisheries Loan Scheme;
and the Princes Scottish Youth Business Trust.
Contact Details. |
Website
Tel: 01851 707475
Council Offices |
Free |
| Western Isles Community Economic Development
Partnership |
A programme aimed to assist fragile communities
and enhance their future through funds targeted at sustainable
development. Including Aims and strategic objectives; Principles;
Measures and Actions; Targets/Impacts; Eligibility and Assessment;
Implementation; Monitoring and Evaluation; and Financial Plan
|
Website
Tel: 01851 709204
Council offices |
Free |
| Western Isles Revised External Funding
Strategy |
Information about the Comhairle’s revised
external funding strategy. Including the National Lottery
and other UK and European Union funding sources. |
Website
Tel: 01851 709306
Council Offices |
Free |
| Trading Standards/
Consumer Protection Services |
Leaflets
and booklets providing information and guidance on the service
provided by the Council to enforce trading legislation and
giving of advice to consumers. The service covers consumer
advice, business advice and the enforcement of the law in
relation to consumer safety pricing, weights and measures,
fair trading, credit and many other areas of the law that
impact on consumers. |
Not on Website (to be available by October
2004)
Tel: 01851 709204
Council Offices |
Free |
| Licensing of Taxi and Private Hire Car
Operators and Drivers |
Costs of licences, application forms and
guidance notes. |
Not on Website (to be available by January
2005)
Tel: 01851 709 204
Council Offices |
Free |
| Licensing of Miscellaneous Activities |
Frequently asked questions, costs, application
forms and Guidance Notes for: miscellaneous licences, including
second hand dealers, metal dealers, boat hire, street traders,
market operators, public entertainment, indoor sports, entertainment,
late hours catering, window cleaners, houses in multiple occupation,
animal boarding establishments, riding establishments, dangerous
wild animals, pet shops, game dealers, film exhibition; permits
including gaming machine (other than hotels and public houses),
small bus, charitable collections; certificates of registration
for society lotteries; approvals for civil marriage venues. |
Not on Website (to be available by January
2005)
Tel: 01851 709204
Council Offices |
Free |
