South Uist residents protest over ferry service cuts

CalMac said the decision was "extremely difficult"

Abandoned, ignored and forgotten” – just some of the feelings expressed by the South Uist community, as they staged a protest over cuts to ferry services.

CalMac’s conclusion to re-deploy the vessel on the Loch Boisdale to Mallaig route – leaving most sailings cancelled for a month – has outraged residents.

But furious islanders say it’s now effectively ‘robbing’ them of their livelihoods and putting lives at risk.

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