SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: It was hailed by the former first minister as a symbol of the SNP but the MV Hallaig’s electric battery can’t be replaced and it will take bosses 18 months to fix it
Transport Scotland has confirmed the eco MV Catriona ferry is set to undergo the upgrade as early as April with the estimated cost sitting at £1million pounds.
Workers at GeoAmey have complained of poor conditions and lack of staff but the firm is taking a strong line by insisting departees repay £1000 in training costs.
The sale of the environmentally-friendly craft was worth led to the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority being accused of wasting money with failed spending plans.
Holly Hamilton said she wept with relief after she received a call last week to say brute Gordon Collins, who was due to be released within a year, had died in prison.
Julie Bindel has told how she is appalled by by the scandal engulfing Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre and the actions of Rape Crisis Scotland boss Sandy Brindley.