CalMac ruled out replacing MV Lord of the Isles, which travels between South Uist and the mainland, ... "There is a bridge to Skye, and they still have a ferry,” she added.

South Uist's boat, MV Lord of the Isles, was withdrawn from service on Tuesday for essential repairs to its firefighting system. ... Skye provides a link to the mainland via its road bridge.

The Group has put forward several alternative options to limit the impact on South Uist but these have been ruled out by CalMac. In particular, they have argued for use of Mallaig, which would ...

A bridge or tunnel to Mull and others connecting Barra to South Uist and Harris to North Uist are to be considered by ministers to improve travel in the Hebrides.

South Uist protests over services prompted a review over how CalMac acts during ferry breakdowns as it copes with an ageing fleet. Flashback to the Lochboisdale protest.

CalMac says it has been able to ease some disruption to its services to South Uist. Sailings between Lochboisdale and the mainland were to be cancelled for more than a month from Wednesday due to ...

Islanders on South Uist are being driven "to despair" by the cancellation of a ferry service and should be compensated for the disruption, Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf has been told.

South Uist's ferry MV Lord of the Isles was unavailable after operator CalMac redeployed it to help cover services for Islay. CalMac's west coast network has been under pressure due to delays in ...

The coast of South Uist is mostly machair, a low-lying grassy plain that’s extremely fertile and appears only in this corner of the British Isles.The 6,300-yard Askernish course was coaxed from ...