No Island Impact Assessment was conducted by VisitScotland before it made its decision to pull the plug on the Kirkwall iCentre. One month ago, VisitScotland announced that it would be closing all […]
Space Notes 43 – Burning the Sky
“in the novel Revelation, by astronomer Bill Napier from Dundee, an émigré Armenian scientist comes up with a proof in the 1940s that nitrogen fusion is possible. “
First Night Flight #OnThisDay
On 28th April 1910, English pioneer aviator, Claude Grahame-White, made the first night flight in a race from London to Manchester.
Weather Forecast: Mainly dry and bright on Saturday
Information from The Met Office Today 27th April: A bright day with sunny spells and the chance of the odd passing shower, mostly likely over Shetland before midday. Still feeling rather cold […]
#Gaza: 37 million tonnes of debris including unexploded ordnance
It will take 14 years to clear the rubble and ordnance, some of which is unexploded, from war torn Gaza. 34,350 Palestinians have been killed and over 77,360 wounded since 7th October […]
Scotland’s Children (Care and Justice) Bill: a significant step forward
The Bill plays a vital role in Scotland’s desire to embed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in law. At the final vote the Bill passed with SNP, Green, LibDem, Alba MSPs voting For (79). Labour and the Tories voting Against (49).
The Spike Toothed Salmon – the largest ever
Scottish Salmon is the top food export in the UK and is reared in farms. A few million years ago, however, the prehistoric salmon that swam around the Pacific Northwest of North […]
Parliamentary motion of no confidence in the SNP government lodged by Labour
Anas Sarwar MSP Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland said: “It’s a matter now of when – not if – Humza Yousaf will step down as First Minister. “It would be […]
“My campaign in Orkney and Shetland will have winning independence at its core”
“My campaign in Orkney and Shetland will have winning independence at its core, with public ownership of energy, a route back into the EU, and more powers for the islands at the heart of that case.”
Weather Forecast: Sunny spells and scattered showers. Light winds.
Information from The Met Office Today 26th April: A mixture of sunny spells and a few well-scattered showers across the Northern Isles. Another cool day but feeling milder in the sunshine with […]