UNBELIEVABLE: Western isles - The Untold Story

'Deeply concerning' flight cuts could cost NHS more than £1m, health board warns

LOGANAIR'S cuts to flights between Stornoway and Inverness could cost NHS Western Isles more than £1 million, the health board has warned.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 4

Scottish Government blocks historic island 'guga hunt' from going ahead

The Scottish Government’s environment agency has officially blocked the centuries-old Western Isles 'guga hunt' from going ahead this…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 3

Government set to block historic Scottish island 'guga hunt', files suggest

THE Scottish Government’s environment agency is set to block the centuries-old Western Isles “guga hunt” from going ahead, new documents…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 29

SNP urged to offer 'olive branch' to other Yes parties ahead of General Election

ALBA will not stand a candidate in the Western Isles at the next General Election, and incumbent MP Angus MacNeil has urged the SNP to do the same…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 13, 2023

Who says trees won’t grow in the Outer Hebrides? Scheme marks seven years of success

A NATIVE tree planting project in the Western Isles is proving to be a continuing hit with crofters, who have planted more than 171,000 trees in the…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 6, 2023

Angus MacNeil announces expulsion from SNP following chief whip row

WESTERN Isles MP Angus MacNeil has announced he has been expelled from the SNP.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2023

Veteran SNP MP Angus MacNeil blasts party over independence as he resigns whip

The Western Isles MP was given a seven-day suspension from the Westminster group last week after he accused the chief whip of bullying.

Daily Record · Jul 12, 2023

CalMac ‘extremely sorry’ as ferry repairs disrupt services in Western Isles

Meanwhile, travel chaos ensues as snow and ice engulf the UK

Insider UK · Dec 12, 2022

King Charles offered chance to work on Ian Blackford's Scottish croft

When he was still a Prince, the monarch worked as a crofter on Berneray in the Western Isles.

Daily Record · Dec 11, 2022

First class post no more — even the Victorians did it better

It was, I suppose, too much to hope that a parcel sent first class last Monday for a birthday on Wednesday would actually arrive on time. But no. The Royal Mail delivered…on the Friday. And this was to that far-off exotic destination of Hay-on-Wye. The idea of first-class post —…

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022