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By Joe Churcher Updated: May 16, 2021, 6:59 pm © Darrell Benns / DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A new nautical sculpture by the so-called “Stonehaven Banksy” has been unveiled – on the cliffs above the historic shipwreck that inspired it. This is the first time one of the famous works by Jim Malcolm – who got the nickname because he installed the originals under cover of darkness – has been seen anywhere outside his home town. It was commissioned by a community group set up ...

Updated: May 15, 2021, 4:54 pm © SYSTEM Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Aberdeen lifeboats were launched on Saturday afternoon following a concern for a person call at the beach. However, when they arrive at Fittie, they discovered it was a scuba diver who sparked the 999 call. The coastguard labelled the incident a “false alarm with good intent.” Both Aberdeen RNLI’s inshore and all-weather lifeboats were sent out to search, along with coastguard rescue teams from Aberdeen and Stonehaven. A coa...

Highland Palestine group gather at Inverness Town House to stage protest Updated: 15/05/2021, 2:00 pm Activists who are part of the Highland Palestine group gathered today at Inverness Town House to show solidarity with Palestinians on Nakba Day. The group, of which around 80 gathered, took to the city landmark to show support with the people of Palestine amid rising tensions and conflict in Israel. The group chose the famed Town House as the location as they also protest the investment of Highland Council’s pension funds, which they say have been placed in bonds linked to arms dealers. Lea...

Auction of rare Islay whiskies will help island community projects © Supplied Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up An auction of rare whiskies from Islay’s famous distilleries will provide a windfall for community projects on the island The most extensive and complete collection from the island is going under the hammer as part of Fèis Ìle, the annual festival of music and malt. More than 240 limited-edition Fèis Ìle expressions from distilleries including Port Ellen, Laphroaig, Bruichladdich and Ard...

© Supplied by National Library of 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 The richness of the Orcadian dialect will be celebrated in a new role for an island-based writer. Applications are now open for the Orkney Scriever residency during the centenary of Orcadian poet George Mackay Brown. The post is hosted by the National Library of Scotland which is teaming up with Orkney Library and Archive to give a writer the opportun...