What we do at Stornoway Media Centre
We aim to be a hub for news, community information, advertising, printing and signage for Stornoway and the entire Western Isles.
Since our very first regular publication - HEB Magazine, first produced in 2002 and brought to end by the pandemic in 2020 - we have aimed to bring the highest possible standards and greatest community involvement to all our work.
We see the Islands as vibrant, constantly withstanding the challenges that the wider world throws at them.
We also fight - with facts and stories of achievement and success - the stereotypes imposed on the Islands by those faraway.
A Living Wage Employer
Intermedia Services (Stornoway) Ltd is an accredited Living Wage Employer. The Poverty Alliance deliver the Scottish Living Wage Accreditation Initiative in partnership with the Living Wage Foundation.
The Living Wage commitment sees everyone working at Intermedia Services (Stornoway) Ltd receive a real Living Wage www.livingwage.org.uk/what-real-living-wage
The real Living Wage is an hourly rate, calculated annually by the Resolution Foundation and overseen by the Living Wage Commission, based on the best available evidence on living standards in the UK.
Employers choose to pay the real Living Wage on a voluntary basis.
Our publications…on-line and in-print
We produce EVENTS - a free monthly magazine serving the Western Isles – which was founded in 2005.
Available from distinctively marked stands all across the Islands, EVENTS has a linked website - www.hebevents.com - from where it can be downloaded.
You can also get EVENTS delivered right to your doorstep every month! Simply email
With our news and information website, welovestornoway.com we bring news every day throughout the day to and from the Western Isles (or Outer Hebrides.)
There are also Facebook pages for EVENTS; and for www.welovestornoway.com.
You can also find welovestornoway on Instagram here.
How it all started…
In 1999, journalist and editor Fred Silver created the first incarnation of Intermedia Services working from home in the Point village of Lower Bayble and set out to bridge perceived gaps between local information suppliers and consumers.
This was to be achieved through writing for websites, training for community newspaper staff and volunteers, along with creating publicity and providing articles to local, regional and national publications.
Major projects included the Eriskay Causeway Information Service which provided a constant flow of information about the building of the £10m causeway and the ferry link to Barra.
Fred worked with and for Western Isles Enterprise, HITRANS, the Western Isles NHS Board, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, and a variety of other community agencies.
The company went on to produce a series of publications including HEB Magazine and The Skye Magazine, as well as various books and booklets.
Printing and signage
• Design • Print • Publish
Stornoway Media Centre leads the way for bespoke print and publishing in the Western Isles
Our experienced team has the graphic design and branding experience and creativity to fulfil all your print needs right here in the Outer Hebrides. We offer a professional, tailor-made printing and publishing service that provides high levels of customer satisfaction by working with every client to ensure we meet and exceed expectations.
We pride ourselves in supplying only the best printed products that will resonate with your target audience, be it business customers, the general public, or exhibition attendees.
Find out more at our dedicated print services website by clicking the button below
Intermedia Services (Stornoway) Ltd customer privacy notice
This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.
Contact details
Intermedia Services (Stornoway) Ltd, Church House, 16 James Street, STORNOWAY, Isle Of Lewis, HS1 2QN
01851705743
What information we collect, use, and why
We collect or use the following kinds of information to provide journalism and advertising services:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Purchase or account history
- Website user information (including user journeys and cookie tracking)
Lawful bases and data protection rights
Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.
Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:
- Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for. You can read more about this right here.
- Your right to rectification- You have the right to ask us to correct or delete personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete. You can read more about this right here.
- Your right to erasure- You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information. You can read more about this right here.
- Your right to restriction of processing- You have the right to ask us to limit how we can use your personal information. You can read more about this right here.
- Your right to object to processing- You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. You can read more about this right here.
- Your right to data portability- You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you. You can read more about this right here.
- Your right to withdraw consent– When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can read more about this right here.
If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.
To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide services are:
- Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
Where we get personal information from
- Directly from you
How long we keep information
We don’t keep personal data for longer than necessary. If the data is used for accounting purposes and reasons relating to tax liability, these periods of time are laid down by HMRC and other laws and regulations and are beyond our control.
How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint
Last updated
09 October 2024