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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 MacKay, ...

20 May 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Sheep stolen from croft on Isle of Lewis

More than 30 sheep, including some who were due to lamb, have been stolen from a croft on the Isle of Lewis. The theft of 32 animals is believed to have taken place between Saturday February 12 and Saturday April 2 from the Laxay common grazing ...

04 May 2022 at 17:55

It’s great to be home, says Trump as he arrives in Scotland

Donald Trump said it is “great to be home” as he arrived in Scotland. The former US president said on Truth Social – the social media platform he owns – that he is going to the Menie Estate near Aberdeen to open a “spectacular” second golf ...

01 May 2023 at 16:34

Trump names second golf course after his mother on Scotland visit

Former US president Donald Trump has attended a ceremony to break ground for a second course at one of his Scottish golf resorts and named it after his mother. Earlier, he told reporters it’s “great to be home” as he arrived at Aberdeen ...

01 May 2023 at 18:03

Scotland

Pedestrian killed in collision on Lewis

A woman has died in a collision with a car on the Western Isles. Emergency services were called to the A859, near Balallan on the Isle of Lewis, in the early hours of Thursday after the pedestrian was hit by the vehicle. Police said ...

11 May 2023 at 16:26

Scotland

Climber airlifted to hospital after sea stack fall

A climber has been airlifted to hospital after falling while climbing a sea stack on the Isle of Lewis. The Stornoway RNLI all-weather lifeboat, coastguard rescue teams and a coastguard helicopter were called to the scene at Tolsta ...

09 May 2023 at 14:38

Scotland

Pedestrian killed in island crash named by police

A pedestrian who died after she was hit by a car has been named by police. The collision happened on the A859 near the Kinloch Community Hub on the Isle of Lewis at around 3.45am on Thursday. Emergency services attended and the ...

12 May 2023 at 12:35

More than 40 pilot whales dead after mass stranding on Scottish beach

More than 40 pilot whales have died following a “mass stranding” on a Scottish beach. Marine rescuers were called to the scene at Traigh Mhor in North Tolsta, on the Isle of Lewis, to reports that dozens of the mammals were in ...

16 Jul 2023 at 17:19

Rescuers tackling ‘mass stranding’ of pilot whales on Scottish beach

Marine rescuers are attending a “mass stranding” of pilot whales on a Stornoway beach. Police have instructed the public to avoid the area to allow the mammals the greatest chance of survival. Marine medics have estimated ...

16 Jul 2023 at 13:30

Pod of more than 50 pilot whales dies after mass stranding

A pod of more than 50 pilot whales has died following a mass stranding on a Scottish beach. Marine rescuers were called to the scene at Traigh Mhor in North Tolsta, on the Isle of Lewis, to reports that dozens of the ...

16 Jul 2023 at 20:08

Mass pilot whale stranding on Isle of Lewis is ‘biggest one ever in Scotland’

The mass pilot whale stranding on the Isle of Lewis is the biggest one ever in Scotland, an expert has said. Dr Andrew Brownlow from the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS) told BBC’s Good Morning ...

17 Jul 2023 at 08:57

Scotland

Driver dies after crash on Lewis

A man has died following a one-vehicle crash on the Isle of Lewis. The incident happened on the A859 near Balallan at around 11.40am on Tuesday. Police said the 73-year-old driver was taken to Western Isles ...

24 Jan 2024 at 09:06

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