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Neolithic treasures and sparkling seas on Orkney – all for £2 bus fares

A new bus fare cap in the Highlands and Islands means that journeys in Orkney, Highland, and Moray now cost no more than £2. This allows visitors to explore the scenic archipelago, such as the 111-mile trip on bus X99, for a low price. The fare cap remains in effect until March 2026.

The Guardian UK 14d ago

Could my rare muscle condition be traced back to my Orkney roots?

Stuart Flett comes from an Orkney family which it is suspected may harbour a unique genetic trait.

BBC Scotland 7d ago

Could my rare muscle condition be traced back to my Orkney roots?

Stuart Flett comes from an Orkney family which it is suspected may harbour a unique genetic trait.

BBC Scotland 7d ago

Could my rare muscle condition be traced back to my Orkney roots?

Stuart Flett comes from an Orkney family which it is suspected may harbour a unique genetic trait.

BBC Scotland 7d ago

How Max put Orkney at the heart of his St Magnus festival – and in the heart of his extraordinary music

The festival founded by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies hits its 50th edition this midsummer and continues to connect culture and community. Also this week – is 432Hz the magic number? This midsummer will be the 50th St Magnus festival.

The Guardian UK 5h ago

How Max put Orkney at the heart of his St Magnus festival – and in the heart of his extraordinary music

The festival founded by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies hits its 50th edition this midsummer and continues to connect culture and community. Also this week – is 432Hz the magic number? This midsummer will be the 50th St Magnus festival.

The Guardian Culture 5h ago

Loganair to cut Inverness to island flights from July

Services from the city to Lewis, Orkney and Shetland are affected.

BBC Scotland 7d ago

Iron Age Britons may have removed the brains of the dead

A woman interred in Scotland 2000 years ago has peculiar scrape marks inside her skull, which suggest that removing the brain after death may have been a funeral tradition in Iron Age Britain. The funerary practices in Iron Age Britain – which ran from about 800 BC until the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43 – and the Iron Age more generally are mysterious because human remains from that long ago rarely survive. We do know that some people from this time tended to be buried alongside their...

New Scientist 18h ago

Coastal communities at risk of effects of repeating cycles of inequality in marine energy transition

Coastal communities at risk of effects of repeating cycles of inequality in marine energy transition Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor Although the clean energy transition offers major opportunities, a new report from University of Aberdeen researchers warns that current governance arrangements may leave coastal communities bearing the cost of energy transition while seeing limited long-term benefits. Drawing on more than 200 years of change across three coastal...

Phys.org 6d ago

Skof, Manchester M4: ‘Proof that fine dining can be magical’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants

Clever, emotional – and well worth the hypeI couldn’t get a table at Skof for ages: it was too full, too booked up and far too busy. It seemed there’d be no lightly set miso custard with hen of the woods mushrooms and dashi for me. Jersey royals cooked in chicken fat with pickled walnuts?

The Guardian UK 10d ago