Orkney

A primary school designed by architectural practice Keppie has beat off competition from 70 rival projects to win ‘Education Building of the Year’ at the 2014 Society for Construction and Architecture in Local Authorities (SCALA) Awards.

Plans for a multi-million pound bridge between two remote Orkney islands could end the shortest schedule flight in the world. The air link between Westray and Pappa Westray could be grounded by a scheme to build tunnels, bridges and causeways between a number of Orkney’s islands, the Scotsman has