Isle of South Uist6 days agoFunding for new ferry promised at 'crisis' meetingTransport Secretary Fiona Hyslop says money has been earmarked for another new large ferry for the Western Isles.6 days agoHighlands & Islands10 Apr 2025Plan to remove all hedgehogs from Hebridean islesFunding is secured to develop plans to take them from South Uist and Benbecula to mainland Scotland.10 Apr 2025Highlands & Islands14 Mar 2025I still play the pipes that saved my great-grandfather's life in WW1The bagpipes Alasdair Campbell plays today had a part to play in his great-grandfather's survival in WW1.14 Mar 2025Scotland26 Feb 2025Islanders' films show life in the 1970sThe films were part of a project aimed at capturing every day life in the Western Isles.26 Feb 2025Scotland26 Feb 2025Island life of the 1970s brought back on screenAn experiment in capturing people's experiences living in the Western Isles in the 1970s is now online.26 Feb 2025Highlands & Islands25 Feb 2025The island priest who fought a nuclear rockets rangeFather John Morrison took a stand against the UK government and its plan to fire missiles from South Uist.25 Feb 2025Highlands & Islands29 Jan 2025Swept away: The island family lost to a storm 20 years onFive members of the same family died trying to escape a storm on South Uist in 2005.29 Jan 2025Highlands & Islands22 Dec 2024Island ferries and flights disrupted by high windsGusts of 82mph were recorded at Kirkwall on Orkney and at South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.22 Dec 2024NE, Orkney & Shetland12 Nov 2024'First' mobile coverage for parts of Western IslesVirgin Media O2 has installed a communications mast on South Uist as part of a £1bn UK project.12 Nov 2024Highlands & Islands...
