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My Life In Travel: Kate Silverton, BBC journalist and presenter
Friday 17 February 2012
First holiday memory?
Tidal energy turbine set up in the sea
Monday 26 December 2011
A 100ft underwater turbine destined to form part of a major tidal energy project has been installed in the sea around Orkney.
Hurricane causes £100m blow to economy
Friday 09 December 2011
The single day of hurricane-force winds that battered Scotland could cost the country's economy around £100 million, business experts have warned.
North braced for wintry blast
Wednesday 07 December 2011
Parts of Britain are braced for more snow, sleet and hail today as the winter cold snap continues to bite.
Traveller's Guide: Orkney
Saturday 30 July 2011
Beyond the north coast of Scotland, this windswept yet beautiful archipelago brims with history and wildlife, says <b>Simon Calder </b>
Where to see the greatest creatures of the ocean
Monday 25 July 2011
You don't have to go abroad to experience a truly transcendent wildlife encounter
2012 Olympic torch route revealed
Wednesday 18 May 2011
London 2012's Olympic torch relay will start in Land's End and travel as far as the outer Hebrides on an 8,000-mile journey to the stadium.
Soul-searching ahead for demoralised party after worst results for 20 years
Saturday 07 May 2011
Liberal Democrats
Britain’s finest produce faces long, hard road to gain legal recognition of its name in Europe
Tuesday 22 March 2011
They might be just two fledgling cheeses, but Traditional Ayrshire Dunlop and Orkney Island cheddar could soon have a mighty ally – protection from the European Union. The Dunlop and the Cheddar (which, presumably, will upset those in the West Country who believe cheddar comes only from near the Somerset village of that name), are among the latest British applicants for Protected Food Name status, which gives them a legal defence against imitation.
Cheese firms in bid to protect names
Monday 21 March 2011
Two scottish cheese companies are attempting legally to protect the names of their produce to stop other firms cashing in on their brands.
Glasvegas, Concert Hall, Troon<br/>Dionne Warwick and Friends, Apollo Victoria Theatre, London
Sunday 16 January 2011
Just when you thought 2011 might be a dud, Glasvegas stage a return, while diva Dionne heads-up a charity bash
Visit the Orkney Islands in 2011
Wednesday 15 December 2010
The magical Orkney Islands are located off the north coast of Scotland. An archipelago made up of 70 ruggedly beautiful islands and skerries, Orkney is one of the furthest flung provinces of the British Isles, and one of Scotland’s greatest natural wonders.
Voting reform referendum will go ahead in May 2011
Tuesday 16 November 2010
A referendum on whether to ditch the first-past-the-post voting system will go ahead next May after Labour peers failed narrowly in an attempt to derail the Government's timetable.
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