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CalMac ‘deeply sorry’ for disruption as ferry returns to service

CalMac’s staff are “deeply sorry” about disruption in the ferry network in recent days, the company’s managing director has said. The MV Hebrides returned to service on Monday morning after it required repairs to its CO2 firefighting system. The ...

08 Aug 2022 at 14:27

Scotland

Jenny Gilruth urged to intervene in ferries crisis amid food rationing fears

Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth has been urged to “urgently” intervene in the ferries crisis amid reports Scottish islanders are having to ration food. A group of Scottish Conservative MSPs, including party leader Douglas Ross, have written to ...

10 Aug 2022 at 20:41

Scotland

Access to Staffa limited over next year as urgent repairs carried out

The Isle of Staffa will be closed to the public for certain periods over the next year as urgent repairs are carried out from next month. The scheduled improvements come amid a surge in tourists travelling to the uninhabited islet, which lies ...

04 Aug 2022 at 13:41

Scotland

Tourism hope for Outer Hebrides as new film showcases beauty of islands

Scotland’s tourist board is hoping the £4 million film industry in the Outer Hebrides will attract more visitors to mark the release of new movie The Road Dance. Based on a book by the same name, written by STV News presenter and author John ...

20 May 2022 at 01:01

Trial of SNP MP Angus MacNeil adjourned as witnesses need to catch ferries

The trial of an SNP MP who is accused of dangerous driving after a crash which saw a 17-year-old seriously hurt has been adjourned because the politician and witnesses had to catch their ferries home. Angus MacNeil appeared at Lochmaddy ...

22 Mar 2022 at 18:25

Scotland

Avian flu confirmed on island

Restrictions have been put in place after avian flu was discovered on an island in the Outer Hebrides. Highly pathogenic avian influenza was found at premises in the Breaclete area on Great Bernera, the Scottish Government said. It ...

13 Oct 2022 at 18:24

Next week could see UK’s hottest day of the year so far, Met Office says

London and the south-east of England could swelter in the hottest temperatures of the year so far when the mercury is tipped to reach the “low 30s” at the end of next week. Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said there is a ...

11 Jun 2022 at 19:16

200th anniversary celebrations for coastguard to take place in Scotland

Celebrations to mark the Her Majesty’s Coastguard’s 200 years of service will take place in Scotland this week. Established on January 15 1822 originally to combat smuggling, HM Coastguard has in the following two centuries ...

13 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Records of lighthouse keepers who mysteriously vanished go online

The official record showing the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers more than 100 years ago is available to see online for the first time. An extract from the Lightkeepers’ Register from 1900 shows an ...

20 Jul 2023 at 17:36

Scottish island gives scientists ‘head start’ for examining rocks from Mars

Scientists say studying ancient rocks from the Scottish island of Rum will give them a “good head start” as they prepare to examine Martian samples. As part of their preparations, rocks from around the world that are ...

28 Jul 2023 at 13:39

Ferry fare freeze extended until March next year

A fare freeze on the Clyde and Hebrides and Northern Isles ferry networks has been extended for a further six months, Transport Scotland has announced. Ticket prices will be held at current levels from October 2023 ...

28 Jun 2023 at 09:14

Adventurer ‘on home stretch’ in bid to beat record for longest stay on Rockall

An adventurer has said he feels like he is on the home stretch after passing the halfway mark in his bid to break the world record for the longest stay on a remote uninhabited North Atlantic rock. Chris “Cam” ...

22 Jun 2023 at 19:28

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