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From the land of Down Under [July 03]

Name Matt Hunter Age 28 From Roma (Australia) Career Hotel Manager

Presently: on a two year working holiday visa to the UK My fiancee and myself arrived in London in February of this year hoping to do some serious travelling of Scotland, Ireland and Europe. Our first place of employement was in Inverary near Glasgow, for three months, working in the George Hotel. The thing we noticed most of all was how friendly everyone was and how they tried to make you feel welcome straight away. After a brief time in Ireland my fiancee received a job offer at the Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway. As of yet we haven’t travelled very much of the islands but are very keen to do so in the coming couple of months. I gained employement at Charles Macleod's butchery when I came in off the street to buy a leg of lamb. Through just a simple conversation it came up that I was looking for employement in the area for a short period of time and the next thing I know I was working here. It comes back to the fact of just how friendly the people are in Scotland. In the future I hope to return home and purchase a hotel of my own. Where we settle down to do so, has not been decided as of yet. It seems we are having too much fun overseas to worry about that just now.

Nice one! [March 03]
Congrats to Iain Macleod for topping the poll in the local Stornoway Trust elections. Iain, who has served for the last 20 years on the elected board of the community owned estate, polled 1,325 votes. He's also had a ten year long stint as chairman from November 1989 till December 31, 1999.
Well done, our civic-minded boss! He’s obviously a popular guy on both sides of the counter. :)

From the Webmaster and staff at Charles Macleod

See the Stornoway Gazette for the full Trust election results

All the gen [Feb 03]
All quiet on the news front. The latest news is there’s no news to report. Meanwhile, it’s business as usual at Ropework Park.

Happy New Year! [Jan 03]
To all our customers, a very happy New Year 2003 from us all here at Charles Macleod. Many thanks to customers, old and new, for their support throughout 2002. We look forward to your continued custom.

New recruits [Dec 02]
Ria Macleod and Douglas Inglis have both returned from their arduous university studies and have come straight to work at Charley Barley's. Is it dedication to the cause or are they both hard up?

Hello, Goodbye [Dec 02]
Coastguard Tug, Anglian Monarch has replaced Anglian Prince on duty in the Minch and surrounding area.
Aged two years, she is the second newest vessel in the Klyne Tugs fleet and the first of Klyne's vessels to sport the Coastguard's striking livery.
All at Charles Macleod's welcome Captain Richard Kendall and his crew to Stornoway.

Chopper out for butcher [Nov 02]
One of our more unusual deliveries. Stores for drilling rig "Jack Bates" working 50 miles north west of the Butt of Lewis for oil company, Agip, were loaded onto a Bristows helicopter for this delivery address.

On board with MV Muirneag [Oct 02]
Charles Macleod, Butchers are pleased to welcome as a new customer, the MV Muirneag. The ship operates Caledonian MacBrayne's daily freight service between Stornoway and Ullapool and is part of the Harrison Shipping fleet.More

Back in Stornoway [Oct 02]
Making a welcome return to the port of Stornoway is the Marine Coastguard Agency's tug, Anglian Prince. The vessel is on stand-by in the Minch over the winter and has patrolled the waters around the Western Isles each year since 1998. As usual, the crew were keen to be reunited with their favourite local produce!

New members of staff [Sept 02]
There's a couple of new faces at Charles Macleod's with two members of staff joining us recently.
David McShannon is a butcher with 12 years experience and adds further strength to our team here at Ropework Park.
Also recruited is Calum Macleod as a process worker.

Stornoway Black Pudding a big hit [Aug 02]
Charles Macleod's Stornoway Black Pudding was on the menu at prestigious top people's store, Fortnum and Mason thanks to celebrity chef and cookery author, Sue Lawrence. More