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Councillors in the Western Isles have voted not to make proposed changes to the islands' mobile libraries.

The isles' local authority, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, had sought £177,000-worth of savings through a redesign of the service.

After an assessment of four options, council officers had suggested scrapping the current model and replacing it with "community hubs".

But councillors voted 16-12 to retain the mobile libraries.

Two new vans are now to be purchased, one for Lewis and Harris while the other could be allocated to North and South Uist.