Editing South Uist (section)

==Ownership of South Uist==
After a protracted campaign, South Uist residents took control of the island on 30 November 2006 in Scotland's biggest community land buyout to date. The previous landowners, a sporting syndicate, sold the assets of the {{convert|92000|acre|km2|adj=mid}} estate for £4.5&nbsp;million<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/6195966.stm| title=Land buyout reality for islanders| work=BBC News | date=30 November 2006 | access-date=4 January 2010}}</ref> to a Community Company known as ''Stòras Uibhist'', which was set up to purchase the land and to manage it.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060629104706/http://www.storasuibhist.com/index.php Stòras Uibhist]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150904123745/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20061201/ai_n16909442 ''Islanders pay £4.5m to be rid of feudal lairds''] The Independent newspaper. (1 December 2006) Retrieved 29 July 2007.</ref> The buyout resulted in most of South Uist, and neighbouring Benbecula, and all of Eriskay coming under community control.<ref>''The quiet revolution''. (19 January 2007) Broadford. West Highland Free Press.</ref>  The proposal for community ownership received the overwhelming support of the people of the islands, who "look forward to regenerating the local economy, reversing decline and depopulation, and reducing dependency, while remaining aware of the environmental needs, culture and history of the islands". The company claims its name—''Stòras Uibhist'' (meaning 'Uist Resource')—symbolises hope for the future wealth and prosperity of the islands.  The organisation's website states that ''Stòras Uibhist'' comprises South Uist Estates Ltd, South Uist Renewable Energy (the wind farm) and Lochboisdale Development Limited ("which is responsible for the newly built Marina in the port of Lochboisdale").<ref>[https://storasuibhist.com/about-us/ About Us]</ref>