The pilot scheme is aimed at normalising the use of Gaelic in community settings Taxi drivers and their passengers in Lewis and Harris are being encouraged to speak to each other in Gaelic. A pilot ...

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Taxi drivers and their passengers in Lewis and Harris are being encouraged to speak to each other in Gaelic. A pilot scheme by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar will see signs installed in taxis indicating ...