Recently added articles from Stornoway Gazette (Stornoway, Scotland):
Car crash on Lochs road.
Aug 04, 2008 ... A TWO car crash on the Lochs road yesterday afternoon (Sunday) resulted in two young children being hospitalised. At quarter past 12 in the afternoon, just outside of Stornoway a blue Renault Laguna travelling into town and a Peugeout 407 travelling towards Leurbost collided. ...
Star Inn wins Summer Cup.
Aug 04, 2008 ... THE final of the first darts Summer Cup in 20 years took place in the Sea Angling on Wednesday. The final saw the Star Inn take on the Caley, and the first match saw Ivor come back from 1-0 down to beat Jimmy 2-1. Don then made it 2-0, beating John Thorton, and then ...
Weavers told: 'If you find a job, take it'.
Aug 01, 2008 ... ISLAND weavers are being encouraged to take other jobs because of the lack of work they are receiving in the Harris Tweed industry at present. The weavers have been told to take the work by chairman of the new Harris Tweed Weavers Union, Aneas Maclean. "I have ...
Coastguard chopper forced to make emergency landing.
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE NORTH WEST of Scotland was left without Coastguard emergency search and rescue helicopter service this week when one of the Stornoway based Coastguard choppers was forced to make an emergency landing. At around midnight on Monday night, the S92 aircraft made an unscheduled ...
Hope for dementia sufferers.
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE DISCOVERY that cholesterol-lowering drugs may protect against dementia will be high on the agenda at this week's meetings of Uist's dementia support groups. A study published in Neurology Magazine found that statins, which are normally prescribed to protect ...