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Ferries Review runs into stormy waters


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


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Australians announce grant to help restore iconic Isle of Mull monument


THE AUSTRALIAN government has given $10,000 towards the upkeep of a west coast monument.

 

 


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CalMac hit by more engine woe


CalMac hit by more engine woe

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


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Mull drug dealers jailed in Inverness


Two former Mull women caught with £20,000-worth of drugs in a house in an Inverness suburb have been jailed at Inverness Sheriff Court, one for three years and the other for nine months.


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Holy Iona’s lost treasures are found


The lost foundations of the Sixth century monastry of St Columba have been discovered on the Isle of Iona during a survey funded by the National Trust of Scotland and Historic Scotland.


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Mull ‘land bridge’  is the way ahead


Scrapped plans to use the Isle of Mull as a land bridge to increase the number of ferry sailings to the islands should be revisted according to a Highland councillor.


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Mull’s growing housing crisis


Up to 1,000 households on Mull could be stuck in unsuitable housing within 10 years because not enough suitable houses are being built on the island - or on Coll, Tiree and Iona.


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Catch of the day - a car


Catch of the day - a car

Stunned prawn fisherman couldn't believe it when their nets pulled in a Fort Mondeo from the sea off Mull


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Mull man hit uncle with metal bar


A Mull family feud sparked an assault that left one man with a broken rib and another with a criminal record.


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Tobermory lifeboat baby


Tobermory lifeboat baby

James Fairbairns of Tobermory lifeboat crew was on board the lifeboat when it rushed his pregnant partner to Oban. She gave birth to a girl in Lorn and Islands Hospital not long after arriving.


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