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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

Plans for remote control towers at smaller airports dropped

Plans to introduce remote control towers at some island airports have been dropped following strike action and opposition from local communities. Highlands and Islands Airports (Hial) said there will be a centralised surveillance operation for ...

27 Jan 2022 at 11:55

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 ...

04 May 2022 at 17:55

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 expanded to ...

13 Jun 2022 at 01:01

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 at ...

09 May 2023 at 14:38

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

Scotland

Island sheriff court staffing issues should be resolved in spring – Constance

Staffing problems which led to island sheriff court jury trials being moved to the mainland should be resolved in the spring, Justice Secretary Angela Constance has said. However she described the performance of ...

10 Jan 2024 at 15:26

Scotland

UK Government imposing ‘significant damage’ on rural Scotland, warns Yousaf

Humza Yousaf has accused the UK Government of inflicting “significant damage” on rural Scotland. The SNP leader is set to visit a lambing farm in Stornoway, in the Western Isles, to highlight calls for a rural ...

05 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Scottish skipper among three arrested as £96m of cocaine seized on boat

Three people including a Scottish skipper have been arrested after cocaine worth £96 million was seized from a vessel at sea. The trio were arrested as part of an international operation against drug ...

22 Dec 2023 at 16:52

Scotland

Police continue search for boy, 16, missing on Lewis

Police are continuing to search for a missing 16-year-old boy on the Isle of Lewis. Aleksandr Benga was last seen at 8.45am on Monday near the water wheel in the grounds of Lews Castle, near ...

20 Nov 2024 at 15:49

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