Tag: Orkney

Flying island headteacher: “We are pioneers”

A FLYING headteacher is running three of the UK’s smallest schools, commuting between them by plane.       Kate Evans grew up in London but is now...

SNH launch £500,000 “full scale eradication project” to wipe out Orkney stoats

SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE have announced a £500,000 “full scale eradication project” to wipe out stoats on Orkney. SNH have outlined their plan for the five-year...

World-renowned Orkney beef set to “run out” due to bad weather

ORKNEY beef, famed as among best in the world, will “run out” this summer following one of the island’s wettest springs on record. The meat,...

Prehistoric Scottish site to feature in fantasy video game

ONE of Scotland’s most historic sites will set the scene for a computer game featuring trolls, conjurers and elves. Skara Brae, a stone-built settlement on...

Two swimmers saved off Orkney

TWO swimmers were saved from the icy waters of Orkney by coastguard rescue teams in the early hours of Sunday morning. The UK coastguard was...

Skara Brae was a sauna not a village claims former head of Glasgow’s museums

SKARA BRAE is not a neolithic village of houses but an “ancient sauna” an expert has claimed. The former head of Glasgow’s museums and galleries...

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