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It's not often that you get to have your cake and eat it – but an opportunity is there for Highlands and Islands voters to do just that at the upcoming election to the Scottish parliament in May. "How is that?" you may ask. Well, the key fact is that in Holyrood elections every elector has ... Read more...
An Orkney Islands Councillor has put himself forward as an independent list candidate for the Highlands and Islands region in the imminent Scottish election. James Stockan, of Stromness, is no stranger to politics. He has served on the OIC for 13 years, where he chairs the development and infrast... Read more...
The master of NorthLink ferry Hrossey miscalculated the turn into Kirkwall Bay immediately prior to the recent near-miss incident with the coastguard tug Herakles. That is according to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) in a response to MSP Tavish Scott’s repeated calls for an investigati... Read more...