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Tha an 脿ireamh as motha de dhaoine ann an Alba a tha be貌 fo bhochdainn chonnaidh a' fuireach anns na h-Eileanan Siar. Ma dh' fhaodte c貌rr is 60% dhen 脿ireamh-shluaigh.

Ach carson a tha an suideachadh cho dona, agus d猫 a tha a' tachairt gus piseach a thoirt air a' ch霉is? 'S le pr矛s a' chonnaidh airson carbadan a' s矛or 猫irigh sna h-eileanan, bheir sinn s霉il cuideachd air na rudan innleachdach a tha muinntir an 脿ite agus diofar choimhearsnachdan ris son c霉isean a leasachadh - 's iad a' cleachdadh cuid den teicne貌las as 霉ire agus as glaine a th'ann. Tha na h-eileanaich air a bhith a-riamh aithnichte son an d貌igh 's a bheil iad air a bhith be貌 le an cuid 脿rainneachd bho th霉s. 'S tha sin a cheart cho f矛or san l脿 an-diugh, le muinntir na sg矛re a' lorg d貌ighean 霉ra, 霉r-ghn脿thach airson feumalachdan neart nan Eilean Siar a choileanadh, 's iad ag amas air beatha a tha 矛osal ann an gualainn san 脿m ri teachd.

The Western Isles currently has the highest percentage of residents living under fuel poverty in Scotland, some estimates putting the figure at over 60 per cent of the population. Why though is the situation so bad and what action is being taken to improve this?

With vehicle fuel prices continually on the rise in the islands, we'll also look at some of the innovative steps that individuals and community groups alike have been taking to improve their own situation - using some of the newest and cleanest technology available. The islanders have long had a reputation for self-sufficiency, utilising their surrounding environment, and this is still the case today with new alternative energy options being investigated as we move towards a low carbon energy future.