The Orkney islands earned second place on the list for the third consecutive year AlamyOnly one Scottish location has been named in a list of the 50 best places to live in Britain. The annual Quality of Life survey, published today, placed Orkney as the second most desirable place to live based on several factors. Researchers considered aspects such as standard of education, crime rates, traffic, life expectancy and weekly earnings in local authorities. Orkney has Britain’s highest employment rate, at 87 per cent, compared with the average of 73.6 per cent. Low population density, high levels of spending on school pupils and “excellent” secondary exam results also helped the islands to secure second place for the third consecutive…

Source: The Times December 16, 2017 00:03 UTC