Nicknamed "The Auld Trooper" by ferry users because of its longevity, the ship is currently operating between Oban and Craignure on the Isle of Mull.

But most of those living over an hour-and-a-half's drive away in the south face having to leave their families and catch a ferry to Oban on the Scottish mainland, where they stay in boarding ...

It will mean less space on CalMac’s main Mull route between Oban and Craignure ... CalMac’s largest Clyde ferry, needing further repairs for machining its stern tubes. This means its extended ...

The Isle of Barra and Vatersay rely on a direct lifeline service to Oban on the mainland and recently ... two years - to take the place of the usual ferry, the 30-year-old MV Isle of Lewis ...

Currently, and to looks to remain so, most pupils in the south of the island have to travel to the mainland by ferry to ...

The decision means most pupils in the south of the island would still have to travel to the mainland by ferry to attend school in Oban and stay overnight in hostels. The proposed £43m campus ...