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Kirkwall lifeboat
May 4, 2010 by admin
Filed under Featured, The Islands
Officially established in 1972 ,the Kirkwall lifeboat station is a relatively recent addition to Scotland’s coastal rescue services. The first 30+ years have seen long and arduous rescues carried out to leisure craft, fishing vessels and larger commercial vessels. In 1988 The Arun class lifeboat, Mickie Salvesen was placed on service. A new mooring berth was [...]
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Dennis Head Old Beacon restoration boost
March 20, 2010 by admin
Filed under Featured, Outer Islands
Dennis Head Old Beacon in Orkney is to receive £50,000 to help fund restoration work.
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The Outer Islands
October 31, 2009 by admin
Filed under Outer Islands
The Orkney mainland is surrounded by a necklace of isles, some of which are uninhabited by man but offer a wealth of wildlife and heritage. Adventuring these isles can be habit forming as described by Gerald Durrell in “islomania”. Recent years have seen great improvements to ferry services and flights, allowing visitors to ‘island hop’, [...]
