Back in September, my partner and I took a break from city life and went island-hopping in Scotland. My partner and I traveled to the islands of Barra, Seil, and Easdale for a weekend break in ...

The airport on the Scottish island of Barra is famous the world over for its landing strip on the beach, drawing tourists and flight fright fans from across the globe. But now the famous ...

They’re waiting for the tide to recede on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, where the beach will double up as their landing strip. Barra is a small island on the southernmost tip of the ...

NHS Western Isles said it recognised the challenges, adding it was trying to provide more services locally. Barra and neighbouring island of Vatersay are home to about 1,260 people. Castlebay, the ...

A rare picture from space of Barra Airport’s iconic runway - renowned as the only scheduled beach runway in the world - has ...

The airport appears in a selection of images released by the American space agency, one of only five locations ever shown from Scotland.

Concerns have been raised about long journeys some patients in the Western Isles have to make to access specialist care. People in Barra, including cancer patients and some expectant mothers, face ...