Oban-Lismore ferry comes close to stranding
It has emerged that last weekend the MV Eigg, the ferry from Oban to Lismore, with 15 passengers on board, came close to stranding.A regular passenger on the route noticed that the ferry had gone way...
View ArticleIreland win in 2009 shinty hurling international
It went to injury time and Ireland’s man of the match in the 2009 shinty V hurling International played at Bught Park in Inverness this afternoon was Shane Dooley.With 3 points already behind him, it...
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Harry Lauder’s walking stick for auction – did it see Beinn Mhor?
It certainly saw stage action. Sixty years after his death on 26th February 1950, one of the crooked walking canes associated with Music-Hall entertainer, Sir Harry Lauder‘s stage performances is...
View ArticleHelensburgh man in control position of Ryder Cup course at Celtic Manor
Jim McKenzie from Helensburgh is Course Superintendent at Celtic Manor, the arena for the biennial gladiatorial contest that is the Ryder Cup.He is currently working with the European side’s captain,...
View ArticleMcGrigor at launch of Scottish Rugby’s New Highland Cathedral
Jamie McGrigor, Highlands & Islands Conservative MSP, was at yesterday’s [6th February] launch of the new vocal version of the famous Scottish instrumental tune, Highland Cathedral.The new version...
View ArticleScotland rugby team on song
With a virtually unchallenged 37-12 win against Tonga this afternoon at Kilmarnock, Scotland expunged the memory of the mashing they got from Tonga two years ago, a team ranked far below them.With five...
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Crew of Islay’s MV Finlaggan highly commended at Scottish Transport Awards
Relief efforts undertaken by the crew of MV Finlaggan on Harris this year have been recognised at the 2015 Scottish Transport Awards.Nominated in the Frontline Employee of the Year category, the entire...
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