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Jura ferry fate known this week

Published on Aug 12, 2010

THE FUTURE of the Jura passenger ferry service should be decided this week, just as the ferry operators have posted record passenger numbers.

Report suggests minke whales more under threat in Hebrides than elsewhere in Scottish waters

Published on Aug 12, 2010

MINKE whales are more likely to suffer death as a result of entanglement in fishing gear around the Hebrides than in other Scottish waters, according to a new report.

Ferries Review meetings branded ‘waste of time’

Published on Aug 05, 2010

MEETINGS to discuss the future of ferry services in Argyll and the islands have been branded ‘a waste of time’ and ‘ill-informed’ by islanders.

Ferries Review runs into stormy waters

Published on Jul 29, 2010

CONNECTIONS to the mainland from nearby islands came under fire at a public meeting held in Oban.

Port Ellen pier work delayed

Published on Jul 22, 2010

WORK to Port Ellen Pier on Islay, scheduled to begin this autumn will be delayed until spring 2011, when the pier will be closed to ferry traffic for nine months.

CalMac hit by more engine woe

Published on Jul 21, 2010

DISRUPTION to Hebridean ferry services could continue into August after complications arose with repairs to the MV Clansman.

Calmac ferry sailings suffer after engine failure

Published on Jul 01, 2010

Disruption to Caledonian MacBrayne's Hebridean ferry services will continue at least until the end of July after the MV Clansman's engine failed.

Nancy Shaw MacLean has lived all her life on Jura apart from a brief spell in Glasgow and London. She started the essential island bus service and tells The Oban Times what makes the island special for her.

Jura primary to lose teaching hours

Published on May 13, 2010

Small Isles Primary School on Jura has been informed that the hours of one of its full-time teachers will be cut to two days a week.

Whisky is lifeblood of Islay

Published on May 06, 2010

Its whiskies are the global leaders in single malts and thousands of visitors flock to the island each year just to sample their favourite tipple in its birthplace - but Islay whiskies were not always so popular. The Oban Times talks to Ileachs who now head up some of the island's eight distilleries.

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Jura ferry fate known this week

Report suggests minke whales more under threat in Hebrides than elsewhere in Scottish waters

Ferries Review meetings branded ‘waste of time’

Ferries Review runs into stormy waters

Port Ellen pier work delayed

CalMac hit by more engine woe

Calmac ferry sailings suffer after engine failure

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