What we learned this week: Fresh SNP woes and Orkney debate
This week saw the SNP's Mhairi Black reveal she will not stand for election again, while MP Angus MacNeil had the party whip suspended.
Source: pressandjournal.co.uk
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Testing begins for Orkney cancer gene link
It is being offered to anyone living in Westray with a Westray-born grandparent.
Source: tivysideadvertiser.co.uk
Testing begins in Orkney for breast cancer gene variant
Islanders on Westray were told of a genetic variant linked to an increased risk of breast cancer.
Source: yahoo.com
Support required as community owned wind farms bring in 34x more benefit
Calls for a change in policy and greater financial support have been made after a study found community wind farms yield 34x more reward.
Source: pressandjournal.co.uk
Communities across Scotland urged to transform BT red phone boxes going for £1 each
Nearly 600 iconic red phone boxes across Scotland are up for grabs – and local communities are being urged to take them on and transform them for the 21st Century. Since 2008, a total of 482 phone boxes across the country have been taken on by communities for just £1 each through BT’s Adopt a Kiosk programme. Redundant phone boxes, once a lifeline of communication before the arrival of mobile phone networks, have been transformed into everything from defibrillator units and mini history museums to art galleries and book exchanges. In Orkney, community organisation Westray Deve...
Source: heraldscotland.com