Over half of CalMac fleet beyond life expectancy of 25 years
Minister says work has begun on ‘future major vessel projects for Craignure to Oban and Mallaig to Lochboisdale’
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Hebridean Dark Skies Festival lights up winter nights
Hebridean Dark Skies Festival opens on Friday February 11 2022, kicking off a two-week programme of arts and astronomy events.
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Harris Distillery wins again in all Hebridean final of Scottish Gin Awards
The Isle of Harris Distillery has won three awards at the Scottish Gin Awards, including the top title of Scottish Gin Distillery of the Year – for the second time
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Stressed CalMac staff facing brunt of passenger anger and abuse over ferry chaos
CalMac’s ‘hard working’ and ‘stressed’ staff are facing ‘anger’ and ‘abuse’ from passengers, let down by the Scottish Government, MSPs heard in a recent Holyrood debate
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Government to help six islands reach net zero by 2040
‘Islands aren’t just a climate problem to solve, but actually could unlock the solutions to the climate challenges we face,’ Scotland’s islands minister told COP26
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Health chief apologises for lack of tests as Western Isles hit by worst outbreak since covid began
NHS Western Isles recorded its highest number of daily Covid cases since the start of the pandemic on Thursday
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Islanders’ fury over proposed ferry cut
Anger has erupted in Harris at CalMac’s proposal to cut the ferry service into Tarbert by half on Saturdays, which islanders say will bring the tourism industry to a standstill
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Scot Gov’s expert ferry group fails to meet for two years as lifeline services sink
A group of ferry experts set up by the Scottish Government to advise on key issues affecting lifeline island services in Scotland has not met for two years, despite an ongoing ferry fiasco
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Campaigners give up on government, urging total ban on net salmon farming
Conservationists call for an end to all open-net salmon farming, ‘given the Scottish Government’s continuing refusal to regulate’