Capacity issues on the ferries network continue to cause difficulties for islanders and once again, Isles MP Angus MacNeil is calling on The Scottish Government to take action to alleviate the problem.
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has urged Transport Scotland to support as many of the short-term improvements identified in a network plan for Outer Hebrides ferry services as soon as possible and have these in place for summer 2020.
Parking your car may sound like a simple task, but there are some lesser known laws that apply in the UK that could see drivers caught out and landed with a hefty fine.
Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil has welcomed reports that CalMac are developing a new ferry booking system – which could include retain deck space for bookings closer to date of travel.
Loganair today (Thursday) reported a pre-tax profit of £1.01m for the 12 months ended March 31 2019 - its first full year of operation under its own brand as Scotland’s Airline.
Western Isles MSP Alasdair Allan has called for an urgent resolution on how chemotherapy medication is transported to the Western Isles, after it was revealed that the current method of air transportation could cease.
HIAL Managing Director Inglis Lyon has apologised for the disruption this further round of strike action will cause and urged the Prospect union to get back round the table and help deliver a solution to its long-running pay dispute.
The SNP have criticised Liberal Democrat leadership candidate Sir Ed Davey, who said he would consider banning domestic flights in the UK to combat climate change.
Frustrations over travel links to Scotland’s numerous islands continues to grow and it’s not just the public who feel the situation with the ferry network is bad and only getting worse.
A sponsorship initiative established by Loganair to support communities across the Highlands and Islands has helped 75 different organisations in the last year.
Western Isles MSP Alasdair Allan is encouraging Islanders to take part in the Community Conversation events being run by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar this week regarding a planned redesign of bus services.
Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil has written to Transport Minister Michael Matheson MSP asking him to act and bring changes to the booking system to address capacity issues on air services – as his colleague Islands Minister Paul Wheelhouse MSP has indicated he will do for ferries.
Highlands and Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant has stepped in to defend air traffic controllers after it was announced that more strike action would take place on Wednesday 12th June and in light of recent criticisms in the media.
Highlands and Islands Scottish Conservative MSP Donald Cameron has said that the future of island and remote communities across the Highlands and Islands are being put at risk by uncertainty over vital transport links.
