Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has announced two development projects are to receive community capital grants.

The Community Capital Grants Fund (CCGF) has awarded £65,800 to the projects which together total over £800,000.

The Urras Sgire Oighreachd Bharabhais Community Company (USOBCS) plans to purchase the Barvas Estate croft land and salmon hatchery.

The council has made proposals to develop a retail centre at the centre of the site in the old Cross School.

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Plans include to replace the area adjacent to the main entrance with an open-plan information point and retail space.

Councillor Alasdair Macloed, Chair of the Council's Sustainable Development Committee, said: "Several local community groups submitted applications to the fourth-round of the CCGF, with two high-quality projects having been awarded grants which will enable their ambitions to be realised. Both successful applications were from ambitious community groups aspiring to acquire land and develop local facilities."

The CCGF is administered by the Regeneration Team, a function of the council's Economic Development service.

(LM)