Beneath the moss of Flow Country lies one of the planet’s largest surviving expanses of peat – a carbon-dense mass of partly decomposed organic matter.
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GAELIC campaigners have accused the SNP Government of sidelining the crisis facing the language as they called for urgent talks over its future. In an open letter, new campaign group Guth nan Siarach said speakers are effectively excluded from the decision-making processes for our native language in its own place . It comes after experts warned Gaelic policy will soon outlive Gaelic communities in Scotland. Last year, a major study led by the University of the Highlands and Islands found Gaelic-speaking communities are unlikely to survive anywhere in Scotland beyond this decade unless urgent action is taken. Researchers found the social use and transmission of Gaelic is at the point of collapse in the remaining “vernacular” communities where it is still in regular, day-to-day use.
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The Earl and Countess of Strathearn during the official opening of The Balfour, Orkney s new hospital in Kirkwall, where they are meeting NHS staff as they continue their tour of Scotland. THE peediest bairns from Kirkwall’s Glaitness Primary, in identical mini hi-viz vests, were lined up behind a chain. In front of them was a young woman, in jeans, walking boots and what Hello! magazine informed the world was a Seeland Woodcock Advanced Jacket. One of the children was maybe expecting a different look from the visitor, maybe more cartoon princess nylon pink, more tiara bling, and less practical outerwear. “Are you the prince?” the tittle-tottle asked. I m not the Prince, no,” beamed the lady. “I m the Duchess of Cambridge.