Engine problems have put an eighth CalMac ferry out of action, as the operator apologised for a "critical" shortage of ships. MV Lord of the Isles, which has been sailing the Oban to Mull route, ...

Asking for recommendations for a short break my neighbour looked puzzled when I suggested Oban. “Isn’t that just the place you get the ferry from?” he quizzed. Oban is Scotland’s busiest ferry port ...

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