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Extract from the Stornoway (Steornabhagh) Travel Guides:
In these parts,
STORNOWAY
is a buzzing metropolis, with some eight thousand inhabitants, a one-way system, pedestrian precinct with CCTV and all the trappings of a large town. It's a centre for employment, a social hub for the island and, perhaps most importantly of all, home to the
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
(Western Isles Council), set up in 1974, which has done much to promote Gaelic language and culture, and try to stem the tide of anglicization. For the visitor, however, the town is unlikely to win any great praise - aesthetics are not its strong point, and the urban pleasures on offer are limited.
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read the whole Stornoway (Steornabhagh) Travel Guides...
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