Date: 19/04/2019

Linked by lifeline ferry services and at the mercy of the stormy Atlantic, they are among Scotlands most remote communities. Now a Western Isles MP has suggested a way to permanently connect Scotlands islands to the mainland and each other by building tunnels. Angus MacNeil said links under the Sound of Barra, Sound of Kerrera off Oban and between Mull and the mainland would get rid of five ageing CalMac ferries alone.

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SNP MP calls for a network of tunnels for Scotland's islands

The Herald

LINKED by lifeline ferry services and at the mercy of the stormy Atlantic, they are among Scotlands most remote communities.