Spean Bridge and Tarbert in the Western Isles are earmarked for closure in 2012-13.
There were no closures in Shetland and three closures in Orkney and in the Western Isles.
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The Western Isles local authority, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, has called for inquiry into the project.
However, it said that a further study would be conducted in the Western Isles.
The former Western Isles MSP said he understood five people were interviewed for the post.
Crawford's collection is in the care of Western Isles local authority, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.
Western Isles SNP MSP Alasdair Allan said he was aware of discussions between CalMac and the unions.
Last summer, Western Isles councillor Ian Mackay said the Isle of Lewis was breaking down too often.
They were transferred to a farm run by The Scottish Salmon Company (SCC) in the Western Isles.
Highland, Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles councils have been campaigning to have the emergency towing vessels kept.
The interconnector would supply electricity generated by renewable projects on the Western Isles to the Scottish mainland.
Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson, who is responsible for co-ordinating civil contingencies, visited the Western Isles on Friday.
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They retained their hold on the ruling administration of Western Isles Council - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.
Nowadays royal tours of the Western Isles are undertaken by plane and helicopter, not by royal yacht.
Hi-Arts promotes arts and heritage in the Highlands, Moray, Northern Isles and Western Isles as well as Argyll.
Western Isles Licensing Board had twice refused applications from Stornoway Golf Club to serve alcohol with Sunday lunches.
First Minister Alex Salmond confirmed the spending ahead of a meeting of the Cabinet in the Western Isles.
Wards were also closed at the Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway, Borders General Hospital and at Dumfries Infirmary.
Pixar writers and artists visited the Highlands, Argyll and the Western Isles to research Brave's story and animation.
One was stationed in the Western Isles and another in the Northern Isles.
On the Western Isles, the SNP gained four and Labour were up one.
The Island health boards, made up of Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles NHS areas, had the lowest figure at 6.1.
For more than 50 years North America was the biggest export market for the cloth woven on the Western Isles.
The Western Isles' SNP MP Angus MacNeil and MSP Alasdair Allan said families involved with the firm will be concerned.
The announcement on the Clyde and Hebrides routes was followed by criticism from a senior councillor on the Western Isles.
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The cost of petrol and diesel on the Western Isles and other Scottish islands has been a long running issue.
Primary school class sizes are smallest in the Western Isles (14 pupils), followed by Shetland Islands and Orkney (both 17).
It was set up in 2009 to fight threatened job cuts at military rocket test facilities on the Western Isles.
The main contractor working on the restoration of historic Lews Castle on Lewis, in the Western Isles, has gone into administration.
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For more than 50 years North America was the biggest export market for the cloth, which is woven on the Western Isles.
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