Western Isles businesses seek ways to tackle depopulation

Housing, connectivity, and job shortages driving people away, report finds.

There’s a warning that depopulation is posing a critical threat to island communities in Scotland.

But now businesses in the Western Isles are looking at ways to reverse migration trends.

A recent report by the Scottish Rural College found factors like housing shortages, poor connectivity and a lack of employment is driving people away.

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