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Highland leader is Salen’s overall champion


Highland leader is Salen’s overall champion

ON AN ideal show day weatherwise at Salen, Isle of Mull, the crowds flocked in to see an outstanding display of quality livestock and a highly entertaining programme of varied events and stalls.


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


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’


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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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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