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The leaders of the Scottish islands both spoke out as a growth deal worth £335million alongside a 10-year plan for the isles economic development is released tonight. Under the deal announced by UK and Scottish ministers, the Islands Growth Deal will see an investment of £50million each from the Scottish and UK Governments and an anticipated £235million from project partners.
Scapa Flow, Orkney by Bob Lloyd ORKNEY has announced it is preparing for Brexit by returning to its Viking roots. The Islands Council is to forge links with Scandinavian and Arctic states as it tries to find new sources of revenue to replace EU grants. The plan is focused on countries to the north and east of the islands, such as Iceland and Norway, with which Orkney has historic ties. The archipelago was a Norse settlement for almost 600 years after being invaded in 875. James Stockan, leader of the Independent-run council, said: “European funding has been of considerable importance to our islands over the past 40 years.