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A Brent Council worker hangs a direction sign to the NHS Covid Vaccine Centre at the Olympic Office Centre, Wembley, north London, as ten further mass vaccination centres opened in England with more than a million over-80s invited to receive their A TOWN in Essex has recorded the lowest Covid-19 rate in the whole of England with no new cases in the last seven days. Maldon was coronavirus free in the the seven days leading up to April 22, according to the latest Government data. The distri...

A Brent Council worker hangs a direction sign to the NHS Covid Vaccine Centre at the Olympic Office Centre, Wembley, north London, as ten further mass vaccination centres opened in England with more than a million over-80s invited to receive their A TOWN in Essex has recorded the lowest Covid-19 rate in the whole of England with no new cases in the last seven days. Maldon was coronavirus free in the the seven days leading up to April 22, according to the latest Government data. The distri...

Western Isles becomes first part of UK to offer vaccine to all over-18s Updated: April 28, 2021, 8:31 am © Sandy McCook Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up NHS Western Isles has marked a major milestone in the UK’s fight against Covid-19, after becoming to offer all adults the coronavirus vaccine. Almost two thirds of t...

Ben spent a year on the island of Taransay (on the horizon) Credit: Getty The news that Mauro Morandi, the 81-year-old Italian, castaway on the island of Budelli off Sardinia for more than 30 years, has been evicted from his island and will return to an apartment on the mainland has reminded me of my own return to civilisation after a year marooned in the Outer Hebrides.  One of the hardest parts of any long journey or expedition is always the ‘return’. Not the triumphant, heroic arrival h...

Angry hauliers in the Outer Hebrides have made moves to hire their own ferry.The breakdown of CalMac’s largest ship, the MV Loch Seaforth, which will be out of action until the middle of next month at

Im 29, I hitchhike and love street food – but my next holiday will be a cruise Lockdown life has made this adventurous traveller long for a journey at sea Harriet embracing the cruise life between bouts of seasickness I’m hardly your stereotypical cruiser. I’m not a retired couple on the hunt for fly-and-flop around the Caribbean. I’m only 29, I don’t enjoy black tie and I have limited tolerance for Americans. If I were feeling pretentious I might describe my travelling style as ‘wa...

Islands facing new clearances as more households to house elderly single adults The Emigrants, memorial statue showing evicted Highlander family during Highland clearances at Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. (Photo by: ARTERRA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) By Mike Merritt THE Highland Clearances remain one of the most emotive chapters in Scotlands history, during which tens of thousands men, women and children were forcibly evicted from their homes as swathes of...

Scottish Western Isles Service Sees Seaforth Go for Repairs on the Clyde 26th April 2021 Above file photo of Isle of Arran (Eilean Arainn) at its namesake island when berthed at Brodick on the Firth of Clyde. The veteran vessel has been deployed by Scottish ferry operator, CalMac to a Western Isles service albeit on a temporary overnight freight-only basis. Credit: Jehan Ashmore A spare ferry that operates Scotlands most southerly island year round ferry route (peak times) on the Clyde, the ...

Gin is the new whisky in Scotland – and you can plan an entire holiday around it In Scotland, youll find artisanal gin, ace scenery and serious road trip magic. Plus as of April 26, the border with England is open again 25 April 2021 • 5:00am Friends enjoy a gin overlooking the Torridon Hills in the far north-west of Scotland Credit: Matt Buckley/Highland Liquor Company Ltd/ Readying to batten down the hatches for what I thought would be a few short weeks back in March of last year, I sto...

Share A £100 million investment in the future economic prosperity of Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides was agreed today, as representatives of the UK and Scottish governments joined the Leaders of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Orkney Islands Council, and Shetland Island Council to sign the Heads of Terms for the Islands Growth Deal. see full size image The agreement commits both governments to work collaboratively with Islands Deal partners to deliver a deal focused on: placing the islands ...