Hebrides News

Progress on plan to revamp harbours for new ferry

Cal Mac warns of ferry disruption during high winds

Iolaire remembrance event tickets snapped up within 20 minutes

Islands Minister invited to ferry service summit

New fund provides help to build own home

Westerly gale forecast for Western Isles

Island ferries resume service following weekend disruption

Police start carrying colourful “trauma teddies” to comfort children involved in distressing incidents  

Letter: SNP “fanatically obsessed” with independence  

Tourism industry calls for compensation following summer of ferry disruption

Scottish Government rules out probe into MV Loch Seaforth ferry finance deal with Lloyds Bank

Films explore people’s relationship with the sea

First Responders bypassed in emergency callouts

Drink driver admits being four times the legal limit

Uist Wind community renewable share offer nears its target

Parents urged to return flu vaccination consent form

Islander caught driving without insurance

Motorist drives off from court minutes after being banned

Time lapse pictures mark special milestone for Sgoil an Rubha

Mars mistaken for sinking ship's distress flare

Man in court over pharmacy break-in theft

Housing website compares Hebridean Housing Partnership performance against other Scottish landlords

Guest house operator loses defamation case against gas giant

Labour criticises “shambles” of island ferry services

MV Hebrides breakdown fault is resolved  

Stornoway man receives jail sentence for assault

Letter: True Scots want an independent Scotland

Two men in court appearance over cocaine charges

Gaelic archive of songs and poems is lauched online

Locked out man is abusive to 999 call operator

Disney themed birthday party for local lottery

Loganair unveil poppy livery to mark final year of WW1 centenary

Warning over drink driving  

Water supply improvements in pipeline for North Harris

Airport staff in charity lighthouse cycle challenge

Transport heritage centre grant award

Harris Tweed mill produces commemorative Iolaire pattern Drink driver crashes car coming off ferry

Ferry sailings cancelled following technical fault

Leverburgh lifeboat recover body after search for missing person

Planning bid for new Stornoway housing development

Red Ensign flies for Merchant Navy Day

Hundreds of out-of-date distress flares handed in

New improved path constructed to Iolaire monument

Web chat consultation on Western Isles water services

Cruiseliner detour for medical emergency

Cash to improve accessibility on ferry network

New grants fund opens for Stornoway Trust area

Letter: No thanks to second independence referendum

Specialist thieves steal hive of rare bees

Ferry delayed following medical emergency

Gaelic volunteers sought for blackhouse tours

Proposals to regenerate Balivanich

Pressure maintained on RBS as Treasury minister visits Castlebay

Cal Mac hand back £6 million to Scottish Government

New tartan for South Uist

New £3.5 million fund to keep ferries shipshape

“Frustration” at delay in ferry construction

Multinational firm launches island recruitment drive

Tractor topples over slipway and smashes boat

Shellfish boat towed to safety

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labour suggests building new ferry for Stornoway route to resolve capacity issues  

Former councillor’s trial postponed

MSP supports Tearfund’s toilet twinning scheme

Tourist in court over sexual offence

Health board criticised after patient given rectal examination without her consent

Islander jailed

New owner takes over Scaliscro Estate

School pays tribute to Hannah Mackenzie

Deadline for sports grant scheme

Letter: Dereliction of responsibility

Overdue boys found

Queen Elizabeth cruise liner cancels Stornoway visit

“Critical urgency” for more ferries says tourism body

Letter: Schoolkids to be taught to “choose their own gender”

Letter:  Future of library van service

Rubhach footballer signs with Inverness Caley

Island career advisors support exams result helpline

Friends of missing Hannah Mackenzie join search

Autism group fundraising walk

Collection day for expired flares

Runrig exodus puts pressure on ferries

Runway closed after plane punctures tyre

Two people charged over thefts in Western Isles  

Council in u-turn over Stornoway Primary row

Townships welcome interconnector milestone

Discovering why basking sharks come to Scotland

Letter: What is actually going on within the council?

Sightseeing boat towed to safety

Letter: Flight path to the Sun

Injured fisherman airlifted to hospital

Letter: Bureaucracy at centre of library vans’ issue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hebridean ferry routes in “crisis” warns Labour

Dog recovered from cliffs

Lifeboat aids yacht

Stornoway ferry back to normal timetable after days of disruption  

Celebrating community ownership

Viking explorer honoured in Lewis

Airport operator accused of wasting public money

Letter:  Bureaucratic rhetoric

Prof Donald Macleod delivers spiritual poetry lecture

Letter: Fresh hope for the Western Isles mobile library service?

Letter: Getting to the point

Man who died in Skye road crash is named

Call for dedicated Minch tug following ferry emergency

MSP calls for extra ferry capacity on Stornoway route  

Road safety encouraged after vehicle checks in Western Isles

Letter:  Councillors frustrated over library van stalemate

Stornoway exhibition to show Iolaire tapestry panel

Exam results

Modern-day Viking longship visits the isles

Letter:  What is happening with the library van service?

Outer Hebrides tourism body appoints chief executive

Letter: The Bible is infallible

Superfast broadband roll-out

Stolen bike

RBS Castlebay closure plans under the spotlight

Windfarm rivals in subsidy competition

Lewis Carnival prize winners

Person reported missing is found

Lewis Carnival draws the crowds

Photos: Lewis Carnival

Ferry shore ramp is repaired  

Ferry on course for sell-out as islanders head for Runrig’s farewell concerts

Greenock Morton stage Uist youth football training camp  

MP calls on MoD to acknowledge Aden veterans

Water burst

Barra passengers being sent over the sea to Skye

Crofting policies not working effectively, highlights new report

Medical evacuations from cruiseliner

Giant rhubarb invades Western Isles  

Driver banned for no insurance  

Scottish Government accused of treating Western Isles with “total contempt” over ferry services

Progress review of services for older people in the Western Isles

Lewis churches in joint outdoor revival service

 

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