Highlands and Islands Labour MSP, Rhoda Grant, has said she is pleased that CalMac has been consulting on the possibility of sailings between Lochboisdale and Oban being introduced in the winter 2016/17 timetable.
Consultations also being held for the summer 2017 timetable.
Mrs Grant raised the matter with CalMac after having been approached by a number
of constituents from the Uists who wanted to see some sailings re-
Rhoda Grant said “The introduction of all year round sailings from Lochboisdale to Mallaig were long fought for and very welcome when they were introduced, as too were the increased sailings between Barra and Oban.
"This however had a knock on impact on the Lochboisdale to Oban route and left people very frustrated that what they had gained in the one hand was taken away from them in the other.
Mrs Grant continued: “I raised the matter with CalMac and am pleased that they have
listened to the views of many people in the community and are consulting on this.
I very much hope this will lead to some services being re-
"The Uists were beginning to become very inaccessible with flights being reduced and then losing this sailing. We need to reverse this and make the area as accessible as possible for the travelling public.”
Consultation over reintroduction of Oban -
16 August 2016