Tidal turbine powers up in Orkney
by Debi Edward: Scotland Correspondent - last updated Thu 17 May 2012 A tidal turbine being tested for use in the world's first tidal turbine array in Islay on the West coast of Scotland has proved a success in hostile waters off the North of Orkney.
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New Orkney Islands Council convener named as Steven Heddle
The Kirkwall councillor won by a narrow margin, beating former convener Stephen Hagan by 11 votes to 10. Mr Heddle, 47, is a former IT specialist with Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and was previously chair of the authority's education ...
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Michael Ross was jailed for 25 years over the murder of Shamsuddin Mahmood
A man jailed for the murder of a waiter on Orkney has been refused permission to take his appeal against his conviction to the Supreme Court. Former Black Watch sniper Michael Ross was 15 when Shamsuddin Mahmood, 26, was shot in the head in Kirkwall's ...
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Tom Kitchin: From Orkney scallops to Stornoway black pudding, there is so much ...
From Orkney scallops to Stornoway black pudding and Isle of Arran vegetables, there is so much to celebrate. Whisky is unarguably our most famous drink and there are over 100 distilleries in Scotland, many across the Highlands and Islands of the west ...
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