The Latest Breaking News from the Isle of Lewis

Hebridean salt marsh shows sea level changes over last 2,500 years

Scientists said the relative sea level at Gress on the Isle of Lewis has risen by 1.2m over the last 2,500 years.

Evening Standard · Jul 28

8,000-acre Scottish estate with a private island you can buy for less than a house in Chelsea

The Aline Estate, on the Isle of Lewis, is being sold with a highland lodge, collection of cottages, 8,200 acres of land and the uninhabited Seaforth Island

Evening Standard · Jun 30

Scottish island fishing factory to close after 40 years due to 'falling demand'

A CREEL manufacturing factory on the Isle of Lewis has announced it will close after 40 years in business ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 30

Lulu to headline HebCelt festival in final year of touring

The event takes place in and around Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis from July 16 to 19.

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2025

Urgent search launched for boy, 16, missing overnight in freezing cold temperatures in Scotland

Aleksandr Benga, 16, was last seen on Monday in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis amid freezing cold temperatures

Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2024

My passionate love affair with Scotland’s largest island

On the surface, little appears to have changed in the 30 years that bestselling author Peter May has been visiting the Isle of Lewis. But tourism has had a big impact – from Sunday opening hours to a deep water port for cruise ships

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2024

‘I don’t want to hear the gunshots’: how the Isle of Lewis battled to save 55 stranded whales

When one of Scotland’s largest recorded mass strandings struck this summer, volunteers swung into action. Here they recall the hard work … and the heartbreak

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023

Mass pilot whale stranding on Isle of Lewis is ‘biggest one ever in Scotland’

A mass stranding of 55 pilot whales on the Isle of Lewis is the biggest one ever in Scotland, an expert has told BBC’s Good Morning Scotland.

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

Rescuers tackling ‘mass stranding’ of pilot whales on Scottish beach

The British Divers Marine Life Rescue said 55 mammals have beached at Traigh Mhor on the Isle of Lewis, but only 10 are thought to be alive.

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2023

Mum finds 'proof' of Scottish sailor's myth after spotting 'creepy' face in waves

A mum-of-three who was visiting a beach on the Isle of Lewis claims to have captured photographic evidence of an old sailor's myth about creatures that drown sailors.

Daily Record · Jun 30, 2023