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ALAN Riach concludes his series on literature in the Scots language with a round-up of writers from Orkney to Edinburgh and an example from a very…

Navy divers to receive Freedom of Orkney honour May 5, 2021 at 12:47 pm The Royal Navy Northern Diving Group will have the Freedom of Orkney bestowed upon them in recognition of the group’s historic connection in commemorating those lost in the sinking of the HMS Royal Oak. Every year, the divers change the White Ensign on the wreck of the Royal Oak which was torpedoed while at anchor in Scapa Flow on October 14, 1939, with the loss of 835 lives. Due to COVID restrictions, 2020 was the firs...