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Hoteliers and B&B owners call for new ferry route


Published on Aug 19, 2010

HOTELIERS and B&B providers in South Uist have asked for improvements to their ferry services following a poor summer season.


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Young crofting blood takes centre stage at North Uist show


Published on Aug 19, 2010

Young crofting blood takes centre stage at North Uist show

THE IMAGE of crofting as a way of life in decline and the preserve of older men was knocked on the head at the North Uist cattle show last week.


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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.


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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.


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West coast jobs boost as fish farm giant aims for 50 per cent increase from ‘open sea’ sites


Published on Aug 05, 2010

WEST COAST salmon farmers Marine Harvest (MH) are moving closer to selecting four new ‘open sea’ sites as it seeks to up production by 50 per cent by 2012.


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Uists   invaded by charity cyclists


Published on Jul 22, 2010

Uists   invaded by charity cyclists

The Outer Hebrides are a popular destination for cyclists, but never have the North Uist single track roads been travelled by quite so many two-wheelers at once.
In a unique ‘tour de Uist’, 122 cyclists, aged eight to 68, disembarked from the ferry at Lochmaddy to the sound of the pipes, collected their bikes from a large lorry and trailer and headed off in driving rain for a 120 mile ride down the Uists to Barra.


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South Uist crisis summit on coastal erosion


Published on Jul 01, 2010

Hiring the Territorial Army and jobless islanders to help build sea defences were some of the suggestions at a crisis summit on South Uist about a community campaign to repair coastal dunes and stop erosion.


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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.


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Concern over hill fire risk


Published on Jun 17, 2010

Hills and moors in the Western Isles face a serious fire risk because so few stock remain to keep vegetation in check.


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Oban couple meet South Uist priest in Ecuador


Published on May 13, 2010

Oban couple meet South Uist priest in Ecuador

Willie and Margaret Melville took time out from a South American cruise to find out about the remarkable life and work of a South Usit priest who has been working in Ecuador for 25 years.


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