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Geologist explains how he discovered Stonehenge's Altar Stone's Scottish origin

WHEN Professor Richard Bevins received an email titled, for fame or fortune in 2009, he could have never foreseen that 15-years later he would make…

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Electric ‘flying’ ferries to begin three-year Scottish island trial

TWO electric "flying" ferries are set to serve passengers in Orkney as part of a three-year trial in 2025.

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10 things that changed my life with Orkney Games director Kirsty Talbot

NAN Spowart spoke with Kirsty Talbot, the director of Orkney 2025 International Island Games, on the 10 things that changed her life

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Radioactive contamination stops Highlands project

THE discovery of radioactive contamination has halted the construction of a substation for the high-voltage electricity cable linking Orkney to the…

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Body found in search for diver reported missing 10 days ago from Scottish island

A BODY has been found in the search for a diver who had been missing for 10 days in Orkney ...

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Island councils to receive £20m to 'explore creation of inter-island tunnels'

COUNCILS in Orkney and Shetland will be be given a cash boost to explore the creation of inter-island tunnels if they wish, Shona Robison announced…

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Specialist police unit aid search for diver missing from Scottish island

A SPECIALIST police marine unit is due to arrive in Orkney to help with the search for a scallop diver who went missing last week ...

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Country diary: Getting to know autumn again

Pollok Country Park, Glasgow: Having lived on Orkney for five years, I’d forgotten about the season’s mellow fruitfulness

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Scottish distillery launches new kitchen and bar as part of expansion

A SCOTTISH distillery has opened its new kitchen and bar as it aims to celebrate Orkney's rich food culture...

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Water pipes utilised to boost broadband speeds on remote island

An ‘ingenious approach’ has seen high-speed internet cables installed in a second pipe in the drinking water network on Papa Westray, Orkney.

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Project to remove invasive stoats from Orkney boosting native wildlife

A project to remove non-native stoats from Orkney has boosted threatened birds and a species of vole found only on the islands, conservationists…

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Project to remove invasive stoats from Orkney boosting native wildlife – RSPB

Signs of Orkney vole activity are up 200% on 2019, while threatened ground-nesting birds are doing better, an RSPB report says.

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Second man charged in connection with 'attempted murder' in Orkney

A SECOND man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after an assault which left a man fighting for his life in Orkney.

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Police launch appeal after man left fighting for his life in Orkney attack

POLICE Scotland have launched an appeal for information after a man was left fighting for his life after an attack outside a business in Orkney.

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Man in critical condition after disturbance in Orkney

A MAN is in critical condition after a disturbance in a Scottish island.

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Council secures millions in funding to help replace ageing ferry fleet

ORKNEY Islands Council has secured £3 million in funding to go towards plans to replace its internal ferry fleet ...

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Saoirse Ronan felt happy and settled. That's why she could play an alcoholic in 'The Outrun'

Saoirse Ronan is having a big fall with two major films coming to theaters

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Album buried underground in Orkney for more than a year takes charts number one spot

AN ALBUM by the “Banksy of classical music” that lay buried in Orkney for more than a year before being unearthed by fans has topped the UK…

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The Outrun review – Saoirse Ronan impresses in a refreshingly unconventional recovery drama

The actor excels as an alcoholic who returns to Orkney in Nora Fingscheidt’s fine adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s memoir

The Guardian - UK

The Outrun review – Saoirse Ronan is mesmerising in sobering addiction drama

Heart-wrenching story adapted from Amy Liptrot’s memoir is as tough as its Orkney landscapes

The Independent UK

The Outrun review: Saoirse Ronan plays to all her greatest strengths in this stark addiction drama

The Oscar nominee plays a woman who returns to her hometown of Orkney to get clean following years of excess in London

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Podcast series explores hidden Neolithic history in Scotland

A NEW podcast series is aiming to open people’s eyes to Scotland’s hidden Neolithic history beyond standing stones ...

The Guardian - UK

The Outrun: My real life as an alcoholic, played out on the big screen

The film version of the best-selling memoir ably blurs the lines between fact and fiction of recovering on the tiny isle of Papay

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Dead fox found in Scottish town that hasn't seen them since 1930s

A DEAD fox has been found in a Scottish community that has not seen them since the 1930s ...

The Independent UK

Stonehenge Altar Stone mystery deepens as research reveals it’s not from Orkney

Weeks after revelation that megalith came from Northern Scotland, researchers make surprise discovery

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