Our annual clear-up is scheduled for tomorrow – Sunday, June 26, and generally involves giving everything a good tidy up before the diggers return on July 4.
The Ness Needs Your Help!
Weather Forecast: Misty start, then dry with some warm sunshine.
Brisk southerly winds. Warm in shelter. Maximum temperature 19 °C.
Orkney Through to the Next Round Vying for Green Freeport Status
“UK Freeports are a key part of the UK Government’s Levelling Up strategy – they will bring innovation, high-quality jobs, prosperity and regeneration for the benefit of the whole of Scotland.” Alister Jack, Secretary of State for Scotland in the UK Government
Top Award For Astronomy Picture of the Day Website
Developed in the early days of the internet the aim was to post a daily astronomical image along with a brief, easily understood explanation.
Symbols Of Scotland
A stone thistle atop Kirkwall Town Hall, Orkney
#Covid Cases Continue to Rise Across the UK
1 in 20 People in Scotland are estimated to have Covid with Orkney having the highest rate of infection
The Orcadians Who Fought At Bannockburn
From the field at Bannockburn, a knight, clad in shining armour, rode with great haste, bringing the news of the victory to the north and onwards to the islands of Orkney.
Weather Forecast: Mainly cloudy with chance of a few showers and haar.
Chance of some haar. Maximum temperature 17 °C.
National Care Service Bill: ‘A Recipe For Disaster’?
“It locks in social care as a commodity in a market rather than a public service for citizens. In doing so it confirms profit from care as a founding principle of the National Care Service” Unison
Feathers
“She wore feathers in her hair”
