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Ferry bosses call in cops to deal with 'aggressive customers' as Scots routes disrupted

Caledonian MacBrayne boss Robbie Drummond called offers in at two ports after workers were subjected to abuse.

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Scottish islands 'forced to ration essential items due to ferry cancellations'

Shops on a number of Scottish islands have been forced to ration essential items due to widespread ferry cancellations owing to a broken-down vessel

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'Parliament recall' demand as island ferry services hit by further disruption

SCOTTISH ministers should recall Parliament to allow an emergency statement to be made amid further ferry cancellations, according to the LibDems.

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Nicola Sturgeon called on to give evidence over CalMac ferry fiasco at Ferguson Marine

Willie Rennie claimed that Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney should join Derek Mackay in giving evidence at Holyrood over the delayed construction of two CalMac ferries.

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Passengers evacuated from CalMac ferry as police probed 'suspicious package'

Seafarers were ordered to leave the boat, which was due to travel to Lochmaddy on North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, by police after a package was found.

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Ferry evacuated after bomb scare on route between Scottish islands

A FERRY to the Western Isles has been evacuated amid a bomb scare.

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Island church says 'wrath of God' to blame for ferry cancellations

A SCOTTISH island church has blamed the “wrath of God” for the high number of ferry cancellations in the period since sabbath sailings were…

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Annual cost of repairs to CalMac fleet triples in 10 years

Total spending on repairs has risen beyond £200m since 2007

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Annual cost of repairing CalMac ferries triples in 10 years - reaching over £28m last year

The total spending on repairing the fleet has gone beyond £200million since 2007.

Daily Record

T in the Park was almost held on idyllic Ayrshire island until one flaw was discovered

The major music festival was being considered for the region in the early days.

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Disgraced former SNP minister Derek Mackay invited to appear at CalMac ferry fiasco committee

Derek Mackay was Transport Minister when the contract was approved to build two ferries at the Port Glasgow shipyard.

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Ferry services to Scottish islands at ‘all-time critical situation’

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee hears from groups representing island communities

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Disrupted ferry services have led to 'all-time critical situation' for islanders

DISRUPTED and unreliable ferry services have caused an “all-time critical situation”, representatives of Scotland’s island communities have…

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BBC platform arch-Unionist with 'axe to grind' without revealing affiliations

THE BBC has come under fire for presenting an arch-Unionist former Labour minister with an “axe to grind” against the SNP without revealing his…

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Derek Mackay breaks silence over CalMac ferries debacle

FORMER minister Derek Mackay has broken his silence on the so-called ferries fiasco, in a five-page letter detailing his version of events.

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Island residents call out ferries for favouring holidaymakers over locals

SCOTTISH island residents are calling for an overhaul of CalMac’s ticketing system as locals say it is too hard to get aboard ferries in peak…

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Tourists 'forced to sleep in cars' and 'struggled to get food' after Scots ferry breakdown

Travellers were reportedly stuck in Harris and Lewis with no accommodation, 'struggling to even get food due to the crisis with lack of staff in food businesses'.

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McColl calls new CalMac ferries 'obsolete'

Former Ferguson shipyard owner takes aim at the SNP during a session of the Public Audit Committee

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Jim McColl claims Derek Mackay ordered secret ferries meeting on contract dispute

THE business tycoon at the centre of the row over two overdue CalMac ferries has claimed Derek Mackay held a secret meeting with him about the…

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New CalMac ferries are 'obsolete' and will spew out 'poisonous' gases, claims Jim McColl

Business tycoon Jim McColl took aim at the SNP government over its handling of the ferries fiasco during an evidence session of the Public Audit Committee at Holyrood.

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John Swinney rejects claim ferry contracts were awarded for political gain

JOHN Swinney has dismissed claims that controversial CalMac ferry contracts were awarded by the Scottish Government for political gain.

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Disgraced SNP Minister Derek Mackay invited to give evidence on his role in CalMac ferry fiasco

The former Transport Minister who is being held responsible by the SNP government for signing off on the controversial ferry contracts is being asked to give his side of the story.

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Scots islanders left with no ferry service after CalMac hits pier

The MV Hebrides struck Lochmaddy pier in North Uist on Wednesday night - resulting in a number of cancelled sailings.

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Key document in CalMac ferry saga is FOUND, SNP transport minister announces

THE key document which was believed missing in the ferries debacle which explained why the Scottish Government took the risk with the project has…

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Nicola Sturgeon’s claim about ferries yard ‘is a lie’ - says Jim McColl

The businessman also disputed the First Minister’s claim about how many jobs were saved by the ferry contract

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