‘It’s a bit of fun’: Orkney residents savour idea of joining Norway

The skyline in Kirkwall’s bustling harbour is dominated by the squat silhouette of a Norwegian ship, a floating school for trainee sailors, with Norway’s national flag fluttering from its mast. Its students were ashore, mingling with Orcadians absorbing the news that the local council had just…

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