My journey from Cadet to command of MV Loch Seaforth by Capt. Lewis Mackenzie May 2014 Little did I think back in early 1988, when musing over my career options, that the path I chose would lead to command of the new Stornoway/ Ullapool ferry – MV Loch...
Dòmhnall Ghiogain – A Log Book of Memories Tolsta couple Donald Maclean (Dòmhnall Ghiogain) and his wife Anna Dhànaidh entertained sailors from all over Scotland when they visited Mr and Mrs Maclean in their hospitable home in Vancouver. Many of their maritime...
Lewismen decorated Stornoway Gazette 1942 An Atlantic Double – Two Lewismen decorated for saving shipmates When a British ship was torpedoed in the North Atlantic , some months ago, there were two Lewis seamen in the crew, Angus Murray A.B. of 25 South Shawbost...
The ASTRID Story To find the roots of ASTRID, you have to look up, up, up, to the northern heights of the Isle of Lewis. It is here that Charlie Clark, Willie Campbell of 62 North Tolsta and Gareth Russell were born, and although they had differing record collections...
Thirty years with the Metropolitan Police (circa 2002) Sincere congratulations are extended to Murdo Morrison of ‘The Bungalow’, 20 New Tolsta (Mac Ghileis) on his retirement from the Metropolitan Police. He joined in 1972, following in the footsteps of his...
Scottish Motor Neurone Association (circa 2002) The Motor Neurone Association was formed in 1981. On the front cover of the Spring 2002 Edition of their magazine, AWARE was a photograph of John Macleod, late of Carran Ban, North Tolsta accompanied by the following...
