ISLANDERS on Scalpay off Harris are to be balloted next month on whether they want to accept the gift of their island from its present owner.
The vote will be organised by the Western Isles Council's Election Office and November 6 is earmarked for the count.
In February last year, Fred Taylor wrote to its 320 residents offering to hand it over to help them fight depopulation and economic decline.
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