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INSANE: Stornoway - The Real Truth

Scottish island fishing factory to close after 40 years due to 'falling demand'

A CREEL manufacturing factory on the Isle of Lewis has announced it will close after 40 years in business ...

The National (Scotland)

Ultra runner takes on defibrillator fundraising challenge in father’s memory

Alasdair Iain Elder will run the 155-mile Hebridean Way from the island of Vatersay to Stornoway on Lewis.

The Independent UK

Labour pledges to overhaul ‘broken’ ferry system for islanders with merger

Anas Sarwar will visit Stornoway on Monday, as he warned the ‘SNP’s ferry fiasco is a symbol of their incompetence and waste’.

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Labour vows to merge ferry bodies and fix ‘broken system’

Anas Sarwar will visit Stornoway on Monday, as he warned the ‘SNP’s ferry fiasco is a symbol of their incompetence and waste’.

Evening Standard

Police launch fresh appeal over missing teenager one year on from disappearance

Aleksandr Benga, who would now be 17, was reported missing in Stornoway on this day in 2024

The Independent UK

What are Donald Trump's family and business ties to Scotland? All to know

IN June 2008, Donald Trump touched down at Stornoway airport ...

The National (Scotland)

Harris Tweed shop window pays tribute to Scottish legend ahead of HebCelt

A shop in Stornoway has paid tribute to Scottish music legend Lulu with a special window display ahead of one of her final performances

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Funding boost for festival's efforts to support Gaelic culture

GAELIC culture and youth activities around Stornoway have scored a funding boost.

The National (Scotland)

Beloved Scottish pop icon Lulu to headline Stornoway music festival

SCOTTISH pop legend Lulu will headline the island music festival HebCelt in July, as she completes her final year of touring.

The National (Scotland)

Lulu to headline HebCelt festival in final year of touring

The event takes place in and around Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis from July 16 to 19.

Evening Standard

‘Greed and money over community’: in Stornoway, locals are divided over Tesco’s Sunday opening

The Hebridean island’s shops have remained firmly closed on the Sabbath for decades – but now the supermarket giant has bucked the trend

The Guardian - UK

Police call off physical searches for missing teenager from Stornoway

POLICE have said that physical searches for a teenager missing from Stornoway last seen more than two weeks ago have been called off...

The National (Scotland)

Urgent search launched for boy, 16, missing overnight in freezing cold temperatures in Scotland

Aleksandr Benga, 16, was last seen on Monday in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis amid freezing cold temperatures

Evening Standard

Police launch search for Stornoway teenager last seen in grounds of Scottish castle

POLICE have launched an appeal to help find a teenager from Stornoway who was last seen at a Scottish castle...

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A staggering 75 per cent of US presidents have Scottish roots – but why?

“My mother was great. She was a Stornoway,” Donald Trump confusingly told an American podcast earlier this month ...

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CalMac announces timetable changes ahead of disruption to ferry network

CALMAC has announced a number of changes to its network ahead of disruption in the coming months.

The National (Scotland)

More than a thousand island residents oppose Tesco opening on Sundays

MORE than a thousand people have called for Tesco to scrap its proposal to open its Isle of Lewis store on Sundays ...

The Guardian - UK

My passionate love affair with Scotland’s largest island

On the surface, little appears to have changed in the 30 years that bestselling author Peter May has been visiting the Isle of Lewis. But tourism has had a big impact – from Sunday opening hours to a deep water port for cruise ships

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Kate Forbes hails 'instrumental' Gaelic charity as it celebrates 40th anniversary

KATE Forbes has hailed an "instrumental" Gaelic charity for its commitment to increasing the use of the language ...

The National (Scotland)

Covid outbreak forces closure of hospital ward in Western Isles

A RISE in the number of positive cases of Covid-19 has forced the closure of a ward at Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway.

Insider UK

Loganair completes first all-electric flight turnaround

Milestone achieved at Stornoway Airport following £2m investment in new technology

Daily Record

Scots festival punters scrambling to get money back after event axed at last minute

The Midnight Sun Weekender was set to take place in Stornoway next weekend after over £150k of taxpayers' cash was invested but had to be ditched at the last minute.

Insider UK

Busy cruise season should boost Outer Hebrides economy

Shetland also expecting its busiest cruise season on record, as the first vessel arrives

Insider UK

Further disruption as CalMac’s largest ferry hit by technical fault

Several sailings between Stornoway and Ullapool have been cancelled

The Guardian - UK

Stornoway, Quebec review – outlaws settle scores with Gaelic swagger

Calum L Macleòid’s western-style drama pits a gunslinging Elspeth Turner against a notorious fugitive in a peculiarly Scottish corner of Canada

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