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Ferry services cut due to Covid-related staff absences

Ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) has announced temporary changes to several timetables to cope with Covid-related staff absences. CalMac ferries, for passengers and freight, serve Scotland’s islands across the north and west. A CalMac ...

04 Jan 2022 at 21:25

Scotland

CalMac ‘extremely sorry’ as ferry repairs disrupt services in Western Isles

Ferry operator CalMac has said it is “extremely sorry” after one of its vessels was taken out of service for repairs, causing travel disruption in the Western Isles. The Lord of the Isles ferry was withdrawn on Thursday after problems related to ...

10 Dec 2022 at 14:38

Scotland

Stop passing the buck on ferry disruption, minister told

Transport Secretary Mairi McAllan has been told to “stop passing the buck” on the lack of ferries in the country’s fleet after sailings to and from South Uist were cut until the end of the month. Reports suggest up to one third of the island’s ...

06 Jun 2023 at 15:53

Scotland

Labour debate to call for resilience fund for islanders affected by ferry cuts

A Labour-led debate will force MSPs to vote on calls for a compensation fund for South Uist islanders impacted by ferry cancellations. The party will lodge a motion on Wednesday afternoon calling for a “resilience fund” to be launched to ...

14 Jun 2023 at 10:20

Scotland

Ferry disruption ‘catastrophic’ for South Uist, Holyrood debate hears

Ferry cancellations have been “catastrophic” for South Uist, with one business owner saying it has had a bigger impact than the pandemic, an MSP has said. On Wednesday, Holyrood debated Labour’s call for a compensation fund for South ...

14 Jun 2023 at 17:54

Scotland

Ferry boss to meet locals angered by cancellation

The head of Scotland’s publicly-owned ferry service will meet with locals angered by a near-month long cancellation of its link to the mainland, the provider has announced. Last month, CalMac announced the cancellation of the ferry ...

07 Jun 2023 at 17:30

Scotland

Compensation for ferry disruption ‘not off the table’, says Yousaf

Compensation payments to islanders on South Uist enduring ferry cancellations are “not off the table”, Humza Yousaf has said. The First Minister told MSPs he will “keep an open mind” on making payments, as Conservative leader ...

08 Jun 2023 at 14:06

Scotland

CalMac staff subjected to ‘abuse and name-calling’ after isle ferry service axed

Staff at ferry operator CalMac have been subjected to “unacceptable abuse and name-calling” after an island service was cancelled, the firm has said. Ferries between the mainland and Lochboisdale on South Uist were cancelled ...

26 Sept 2024 at 16:47

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