March 2021

“If we winter this one out, we can summer anywhere.” (Seamus Heaney) Good news about young otter Bealltainn, who was rescued on the Ross of Mull in May last year. The International Otter Survival Fund is caring for her on Skye. Ben Yoxon of IOSF reports, “She is doing well. With the snow we had…

There are moves afoot to reduce the number of sailings this summer for all of our local ferry crossings, even though the timetables have already been published! Mull and Iona Ferry Committee (MIFC) reports that ‘Transport Scotland (TS) have asked us for a response to a proposed reduction of sailings “…in the context of current…

In December 2020, Visit Mull and Iona (the destination marketing organisation for the islands), with the help of local artist Alicia Hendrick, was successful in attracting a grant for a new contemporary arts project for the islands, funded by “Scotland Loves Local”. The new Mull and Iona Arts Trail and Website will feature an Arts…

Lack of locally affordable housing across Mull is consistently the number one priority raised when we ask the community what we should be working on. There are several projects we are taking forwards across the island. Ulva Ferry – phase 2 The project will deliver two x 3-bedroom and two x 2-bedroom houses available for…