FERRY passengers were left fuming when their ferry was abruptly cancelled after FIVE crew members allegedly failed a breath test. Stunned passengers were told the CalMac sailing from Islay to the ...

I NOTE your article on the plight of Islay distilleries and the lack of suitable current and future ferry capacities to and from the mainland ("Islay ferry crisis sparks problems for distillers", The ...

DISTILLERS on Islay are facing major problems in transporting their precious spirit over to the Scottish mainland because of a capacity crisis on ferry links to the famous whisky island. Islay has ...

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Organisers of a major whisky festival have warned it would be "inexcusable" for CalMac not to run extra ferry services. The Islay Festival is requesting additional sailings throughout the event, which ...

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The MV Isle of Islay is due to enter service in October The first of four ferries being built for Scotland's west coast routes has been successfully launched in Turkey. The MV Isle of Islay will serve ...

The Newfoundland and Labrador government says it expects to provide an update soon on the status of a 48-year-old ferry that requires millions in repairs before it can hit the water. 48-year-old ferry ...

ISLAY is famous for its whisky but there's plenty more to see on the island than the inside of distilleries. Where to go, what to do and how to get around. Islay is the antithesis of London: often ...

When our late colleague Bob Simon heard about a magical place in the Hebrides islands off the coast of Scotland, known for making some of the great whiskies in the world….well, the story spoke to him.