Isle of Islay

Crew of new CalMac ferry involved in Moroccan rescue

MV Isle of Islay is currently making its way to Scotland after being built in a Turkish shipyard.

Some rural distilleries have closed visitor centres while others have cutr opening hours due to less footfall and difficulties finding staff.

MV Isle of Islay will soon make the two-week journey to Scotland and is expected to enter service in early spring.

Scottish ministers are including more Hebridean islands in the scheme after public feedback.

Margrat Duncan won some of Gaelic's biggest song prizes and was a key member of London Gaelic Choir.

MV Isle of Islay is one of four new ferries being built for Scotland's west coast routes by the Cemre shipyard at Yalova in Turkey.

Archaeologists say the fortress was owned by ancestors of Scotland's medieval Lord of the Isles.

The MV Isle of Islay will not be delivered on time as it still needs to complete sea trials.

MV Isle of Islay, the first of four ships being built at the Cemre shipyard, is expected to join the CalMac fleet later this year.

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