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Truckers bumpy road risk reduced

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

11 November 2012 Last updated at 10:23 Vibrations have been blamed for causing eye damage and back pain The health risks bumpy roads pose to lorry drivers have been reduced by a European project, according to a Scottish council involved. Research suggested travelling on uneven surfaces caused vibrations in lorry cabs that could damage drivers' eyes, spines, and also risk heart disease. In tests, lower tyre pressures on lorries' wheels were found to reduce how much drivers were bounced around. Roadex, a project involving European public bodies, held the trials. Highland Council, which is a Roadex partner, has now published a report on the legacy of the work, which began in 1998. The scheme allows members to share information on how best to maintain roads in remote and rural areas. About 70 trucks used in forestry work in Scotland have since ...

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The search for Canada’s Vikings

on November 2, 2012 Total Views: 21 Daily Views: 0

2 November 2012 Last updated at 07:21 An excavation at Cape Tanfield on mainland Canada An archaeologist with close links to Scotland is painstakingly gathering evidence of early Viking contact with people who once occupied Arctic Canada. Pat Sutherland has spent 13 years investigating artefacts recovered from Baffin Island and mainland Canada. The items are similar to those made in Greenland and European Viking sites. Dr Sutherland said they suggest close contact between the Norse and hunters known as the Dorset, who mysteriously disappeared in the 14th Century. The Dorset culture occupied parts of Canada for 2,000 years before Inuit moved in from Alaska. Dr Sutherland, a Canadian archaeologist, is an honorary ...

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Weather Outlook for Shetland – Friday, 29th June 2012 at 12:26

on June 29, 2012 Total Views: 8 Daily Views: 0

WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SHETLAND Friday, 29th June 2012 at 12:26 HEADLINES TODAY: FOG CLEARING, SHOWERS TONIGHT: MOSTLY DRY, MISTY TOMORROW: RAIN THEN SHOWERS DAYS 3-5: RAIN OR SHOWERS, BECOMING BREEZY FOR A TIME DAYS 6-10: LESS UNSETTLED SUMMARY Fog and low cloud across Shetland this morning clearing by the afternoon. Orkney brighter but with some occasionally heavy showers. Mainly light or moderate S to SE’ly winds.  Tonight mostly dry with some clear spells, but some rain edging into Orkney later. Also becoming misty with fog patches. ...

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Conservation plan ‘has started’

on April 13, 2012 Total Views: 9 Daily Views: 0

13 April 2012 Last updated at 02:31 Viewers of the BBC's Island Parish series have been following the controversy over the conservation measures It has emerged that a management plan is being prepared for a conservation area in the Sound of Barra. The Scottish government has said no final decision has been made on the proposal, which has been opposed by many local people. Opponents have...

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Step forward for Western Isles’ biggest planned wind farm

on April 2, 2012 Total Views: 23 Daily Views: 0

Wind Turbines: Eishken scheme gets new investor. Pic: © STV The largest proposed wind farm on the Western Isles has been cleared to go ahead after a new investor came forward. Independent electricity firm International Power has confirmed it plans to buy the rights to the 140 MW Eishken wind farm on Lewis. The London-based company has taken over the reins from Nick Oppenheim, who previously secured planning permission for 39 wind turbines on his private estate in South Lochs. International Power says preliminary engineering work on the £230m site is under way and on-site construction will begin next year. The major scheme is due to start producing electricity in 2016, ...

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Public protest over 50% rise in freight ferry fares

on March 21, 2012 Total Views: 12 Daily Views: 0

Ferry: Freight fares due to rise next week. Pic: © STV A public rally and vehicle cavalcade is to be staged against a planned 50% rise in ferry fares for freight transport. Campaigners fear that the Western Isles will face an economic downturn which will drive people onto the mainland. A cavalcade of lorries, vans and cars will be set up during the protest in Stornoway on Saturday. The protest is being held against plans by the Scottish Government to end the £2.5m road-equivalent tariff (RET) subsidy for commercial travel. Haulage campaigners want Transport Minister Keith Brown to suspend the fare ...

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