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Poetry Corner: I am the People,the Mob

I am the people—the mob—the crowd—the mass./ Do you know that all the great work of the world is done through me?

Keith Brown, Veteran’s Minister in the Scottish Government, has written to the UK Government

Westray woman Mrs Flett McGinty,61, heard Guy’s words and had her moment on the Road to Damascus.

A bursary of £4,000 per year will be made available to students on ScotGEM.

Last inhabited in 1963 Kirbuster Farm House covers centuries of Orkney farming history

An exhibition by Alison Clark at Northlight Gallery, Stromness, 29th July – 10th August

On 21st June 1919, Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter gave the order to scuttle the 74 ships of the High Seas Fleet located in Scapa Flow.

“Pollination is crucial for our environment – and, therefore, our own health, wealth and wellbeing. “

I had no pre-conceptions, and didn’t know much about it. Mike started off, down the steps, and I went to follow.

The Scottish Welfare Fund set up in 2013 by the Scottish Government to help out households most in need has aided 254,000 individual households