NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland By Steven McKenzie BBC Scotland Highlands and Islands reporter 22 August 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-45269999 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel US submarine … [Read more...] about US sub hunters to operate from Scotland
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Hollywood H in Scotland before world tour
NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland 12 June 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Messenger Share this with Messenger Share this with Email Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-44454301 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel An iconic piece of Hollywood history has been on show in the less glamorous surroundings of an offshore equipment yard in Aberdeenshire before embarking on a world … [Read more...] about Hollywood H in Scotland before world tour
Inside Scotland’s ‘village of dreams’
NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland By Debbie Jackson BBC Scotland 12 June 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Messenger Share this with Messenger Share this with Email Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-44439615 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel It is talent night in Newton Dee, the only place in Scotland where people with learning difficulties and special needs can live fully … [Read more...] about Inside Scotland’s ‘village of dreams’
In pictures: ‘Brutal’ attacks by dolphins on porpoises captured off Scotland
In pictures: Dolphin attack on Moray Firth porpoises 0 Have your say Two photographers caught the dramatic moment dolphins terrorised porpoises off the coast of North East Scotland. A rare sight to observe in Scottish waters, Jamie Muny and Alister Kemp, were lucky enough to be close to the shore of Chanonry Point in the Moray Firth when the attack took place.READ MORE: 12 breath-taking photos of humpback whales off Scotland’s coastThe duo have been photographing dolphins for over a decade and although they had heard about these attacks before, they were shocked to actually witness one. On May 9th and May 11th, pods of bottlenose dolphins were seen attacking harbour porpoises, with each attack lasting around five to 10 minutes. On both occasions the photographers thought the dolphins were throwing a large salmon up into the air. It was only when they reviewed their images afterwards that they realised it was in fact a porpoise. Researchers at Sea Watch Foundation, … [Read more...] about In pictures: ‘Brutal’ attacks by dolphins on porpoises captured off Scotland
NE creative and tourist industries can grow after Brexit
A North East MP believes the great creative spark which exists in the region can grow after Britain leaves the EU. Banff and Buchan MP David Duguid highlighted the importance of tourism and the arts during a Westminster debate on UK opportunities, post-Brexit.Mr Duguid said he believed in the “living history” of Aberdeenshire’s castle trail and museums, the “dolphin coast” enjoyed by tourists for decades, and golf courses which remain the envy of the world.He added: “A report commissioned for Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen in 2014 found that the creative industries in the north-east of Scotland, where my constituency of Banff and Buchan is located, employ around 6,000 people in more than 1,500 businesses.“In the north-east of Scotland alone, the sector generated annual revenues in excess of £600 million.”Around 7% of people working in the creative sector are non-UK EU nationals, roughly in line with the average across all … [Read more...] about NE creative and tourist industries can grow after Brexit