The Show Must Go On… Must Go On!
What a start for the 2025 panto! Storm Bram meant that the dress rehearsal had to be cancelled; and the cast were plunged on to the stage on the first night, overcoming this hitch to bring the laughter, magic, song and dance Read More

50 years ago on Christmas Eve ’75 a plane took off from Glenforsa airstrip on the Isle of Mull and disappeared. The pilot, Peter Gibbs, was a WWII Spitfire pilot and later a renowned first violin in the London Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Donald Shaw and Read More

From 24th to 26th October the Western Isles Hotel in Tobermory and nearby hotels in the town welcomed 48 fans for a fifth IKWIG reunion, this one the largest of all. “I Know Where I’m Going!”, the masterpiece by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, has been called one of the Read More

Friday 19th of September saw the start of the very first “Ross of Mull September Sessions”, a live music event centred around Bunessan with the aim of all profits being donated to Fèis Mhuile to help encourage the next generation of young, local, traditional musicians.
There were various artists performing Read More

Paul MacKinnon and co-driver Paul Beaton secured an impressive fifth victory on the Beatson’s Building Supplies Mull Rally running on the weekend of 10th October, leading from start to finish across a challenging new route in the north of the island.
The local hero produced a near-flawless performance across the Read More

This isn’t the first time there has been a major problem on the picturesque road leading from the shores of Loch na Keal into Glen Seilisdeir. Back in 1930, the road had to be closed because of a major landslide at the burn above Ballochmore (towards the top of the Read More

The Mull Provincial Mòd was one of the busiest and most successful yet. With over 250 junior competitors on Friday, we needed 11 venues across Tobermory to accommodate all of the competitions. It was a very wet day, but spirits were not dampened and the youngsters competed in solo, poetry, Read More

The rock fall at Gribun has given the Mull Rally organisers a significant headache for the 2025 route. The stretch from Kinloch to Knock offered 3 stages, none of which can now practically be delivered. With the loss of those stages, the distance to the Ardtun stage would not be Read More

Mull & Iona Community Hospital in Craignure hosted an unusual event on Tuesday 5th August, when Scunthorpe couple Iain and Lisa Whitaker got married there!
They had planned to hold the wedding at Duart Castle, having visited in 2024 and felt it was a stunning location. However fate stepped in Read More

Beloved Balamory stars to return to iconic children’s series

Filming is now underway in Tobermory for the new version of Balamory – this was scheduled for Tuesday 29th July – Saturday 9th August.
Along with a host of new characters, original stars will reprise their roles when the revamped series Read More

On Sunday 13th July, around 60 people took part in a well-natured protest at the head of Craignure Pier. The event was organised by Tobermory local Michelle Devlin, owner of the Pier Café. After many months without the MV Isle of Mull (due to the decay of her emergency evacuation Read More