Strong to gale force westerly winds. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
Weather Forecast: Bright spells. Scattered showers. Windy.
The 1955 Costa Hill Wind Turbine
The ERA decided that Costa Hill would be the best site for their wind driven electric generator and in 1949 they placed an order with John Brown Ltd, the Clyde shipbuilders, for a turbine with 60 feet blades.
Winter and Spring Stars
“As winter closes in, look for the Winter Triangle which Betelgeuse makes with Procyon and Sirius.”
On-line Archaeology Seminar & Discussion
The Cairns…Dolmens …Much of interest
Irish Home Rule #OnThisDay
On 16th of January 1913 the Irish Home Rule Bill was passed in the UK House of Commons.
Weather Forecast: Mainly dry and rather cloudy. Winds strengthening later.
Freshening southwesterly winds, becoming strong this evening. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
Scottish Government To Pay Social Care Registration Checks
” I hope this support will encourage those considering joining this vital workforce to go ahead and do so.”
Mental Health Services in Scotland Under Increasing Pressure
“I know from my own inbox the number of people seeking help with mental health difficulties continues to increase”
“Science leaves no room for doubt: Climate change is the existential threat of our time”
“The trends are all the same because the trends are so large.” Gavin Schmidt, director of GISS, NASA
‘The Ministry and Magic In Early Modern Orkney’
“It’s an on-line talk by Professor Peter Marshall of the University of Warwick, hosted by the Institute for Northern Studies, UHI”
