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Cold War sites on your doorstep

on October 27, 2012 Total Views: 15 Daily Views: 0

28 October 2012 Last updated at 00:21 By Steven McKenzie BBC Scotland Highlands and Islands reporter A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post at Lochboisdale in the Western Isles Fifty years after the Cuban Missile Crisis pushed the world to the brink of nuclear war [1] there is growing interest in protecting relics from that time and many are closer to home than you might think. Dotted across the countryside are unremarkable concrete structures with flaking green paint and rusty metal hatches. The weathered concrete and steel is all that can be seen above ground of the small Royal Observer Corps (ROC) monitoring posts...

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Aquila capsizing report released

on March 23, 2012 Total Views: 8 Daily Views: 0

23 March 2012 Last updated at 14:21 Anglian Sovereign coastguard boat at the scene of the sinking in July 2009 A sheriff has said three fishermen were still likely to have perished even if there had not been a delay in the official rescue effort. Scallop dredger the Aquila overturned near Kilmory, in Ardnamurchan, in 2009. Skipper Tony Hayton, 45, died along with Peter Hilton and...

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Mundell to raise tugboat concerns

on March 21, 2012 Total Views: 13 Daily Views: 0

21 March 2012 Last updated at 09:45 The grounding of the Flinterspirit led to a tug being sent to the Minch from Orkney Scotland Office minister David Mundell has said some form of emergency cover is needed for west Scotland after a cargo vessel ran aground on Monday. The MV Flinderspirit became stuck on a small island off North Uist on its way from Sweden to Belfast. A coastguard tug was sent to the scene from Orkney as a precaution because the local tug had been withdrawn from duty on Saturday after funding for it ended. Mr Mundell said he was making the UK government aware of the situation. He told BBC Radio Scotland: "It's clear that there is a need for this service. "There is no other viable alternative to provide the...

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Cargo ship stranded on rocks off North Uist after rescue tug withdrawn

on March 20, 2012 Total Views: 17 Daily Views: 0

Tug row: The disputed boat pictured here freeing HMS Astute. Pic: © STV A cargo ship ran aground on rocks in the Western Isles - but the emergency coastguard tug which could rescue it has been withdraw over funding cuts. The MV Flinterspirt went too close to the east side of North Uist while heading south down the Minch. The 4500-tonne Dutch bulk carrier was on its way to Belfast when the accident occured in a strong south west wind around 11pm on Monday. Stornoway coastguards were attempting to assess if the ship was holed and if any fuel has spilled into the sea. The Stornoway coastguard tug was withdrawn from duty at the weekend leaving the Minches without...

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Emergency tug withdrawn from duty

on March 19, 2012 Total Views: 11 Daily Views: 0

19 March 2012 Last updated at 15:12 A funding package for the west coast tug has come to an end A tug providing coastguard cover off west Scotland has been withdrawn from duties after interim UK government funding for it ended. The vessel and another covering the Northern Isles were retained temporarily after other emergency tugs were withdrawn from service in 2011. The contract for the boat covering the west coast and Western Isles ran out on Saturday. Emergency towing vessel cover remains in place for Orkney and Shetland. The Scotland Office told BBC Radio Scotland that talks were continuing on future cover for west Scotland

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Politics News: Thousands at rallies as Scottish public sector workers hold one-day strike

on November 30, 2011 Total Views: 8 Daily Views: 0

Nov 30 2011 HUNDREDS of thousands of public sector workers in Scotland walked out today over proposed changes to their pensions. The vast majority of schools were closed and transport, hospitals, courts and other public services affected. The largest-scale strike in decades saw around two million people across Britain join together to protest against the UK Government's plans to increase the amount of money public sector workers pay into their pension, raise the retirement age and introduce career-average pensions. David Watson, Unison organiser for Scotland, said "just about everyone" was affected by today's action in the same way as on a public holiday. It is estimated that around 300,000 ...

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