Uist

BP already has Foinaven, Clair and Schiehallion as producing fields there, and wants to drill the North Uist prospect.

Shetland deepwater wells likely to be approved in face of Greenpeace action Terry Macalister 2010

The pod of pilot whales swam side by side and criss crossed eachother's tracks off the coast in South Uist, Scotland.

Country diary: South Uist 2011

Lewis is Presbyterian, but South Uist is 70% Roman Catholic.

Liam Aitchison murder: Isle of Lewis grieves for its lost innocence 2011

Away to the left the reflected glare from the sea and the haze of cloud reduce the mountains of South Uist to a grey silhouette against a paler grey sky.

Country diary: Benbecula 2011

Liam came from the smaller island of South Uist, a day's travel away by ferry and bus.

Liam Aitchison murder: Isle of Lewis grieves for its lost innocence 2011

April 20 was a bit better (Easter?) with a fascinating article about the golf course on South Uist.

Jean's Knitting Jean 2009

Moved by the same soft breeze that stirs the silver birch, a few white clouds drift slowly across an otherwise blue sky, their lilac-grey shadows passing lazily across the rock-strewn face of Beinn Mhor, the mountain whose massive presence dominates this part of South Uist.

Country diary: South Uist Christine Smith 2010

In May, about 60 pilot whales – which can grow up to 20ft long – appeared in Loch Carnan, South Uist.

Whale rescuers in race against time after mass beaching at Scottish sea loch 2011

April 20 was a bit better (Easter?) with a fascinating article about the golf course on South Uist.

Archive 2009-04-01 Jean 2009

Over last summer he moved back and forth between Uist and Lewis, getting in minor scrapes in Stornoway.

Liam Aitchison murder: Isle of Lewis grieves for its lost innocence 2011