Inhabitants of a tiny Hebridean island have mounted an appeal for a new family to move to their community.

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The event, which takes place on the Hebridean island on 20 and 21 July, was previously named "Scotland's best small festival".

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The classic 1949 Ealing comedy, Whisky Galore, based on Compton Mackenzie's book was set on the fictional Hebridean island of Todday.

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However, they were identified as sperm whales by Nick Davies, who runs Gairloch-based Hebridean Whale Cruises and is involved in a Sea Watch project.

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Arne Vogler, a senior research engineer and principal investigator at the Hebridean Marine Energy Futures project, said hurricane force gusts had also been recorded.

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Hebridean Marine Energy Futures, a project involving the college in partnership with universities and energy companies, has been recording wave heights off the west coast of Lewis for more than two years.

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