Mike Merritt

4 weeks ago | scottishdailyexpress.co.uk | Mike Merritt

Once the home of Whisky Galore! writer Sir Compton Mackenzie, residents on the Isle of Barra have suffered a shortage of more everyday items. They were left without essential provisions for five days after the freezers and chillers at their only supermarket failed. The Co-operative at Castlebay was unable to keep goods such as milk, cheese and meat following the breakdown of equipment last Wednesday.

4 weeks ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | Mike Merritt

THE most remote mainland shop in Scotland has been sold after being in the same family for over 100 years. The convenience store is also home to mainland UK's most north westerly post office and cash machine. It is located on the popular North Coast 500 road trip route and is described as a community hub. But the owners of Richard Mackay and Son, at Durness in Sutherland, are now selling up. Robbie Mackay has run it for the last 40 years.

4 weeks ago | johnogroat-journal.co.uk | Mike Merritt

A convenience store in north-west Sutherland has been sold after being in the same family for more than 100 years. The business, Richard Mackay and Son, at Durness, has been run by Robbie Mackay for the last 40 years and is the most north-westerly grocery shop in Britain. Mr Mackay’s wife, Fiona, said it was both a “sad and exciting time”, and thanked customers for their support over the years.

1 month ago | mirror.co.uk | Mike Merritt |Phoebe Tonks

The Housekeeping Assistant will be based at the Palace of Holyrood House in Edinburgh, working 32 or 20 hours per week in flexible shift times - and with a number of enviable perksKing Charles is on the hunt for a maid to uphold "the highest standards" at his official Scottish pad for £12.60 an hour. The new Housekeeping Assistant will clock in at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, choosing between 32 or 20 hours a week with flexible shifts.

1 month ago | postalley.org | Mike Merritt

Lance Lyttle has left his job after nine years leading Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. His new job is at the airport in Orlando, Florida. He is leaving Sea-Tac at a critical juncture in its 75-year history: $5 billion in capital projects underway, a return to record passenger growth, and looming decisions about the airport’s last major expansion.