Moderate to fresh south or southwest winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.
Weather Forecast: Mainly dry and bright.
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UK’s ‘Sick’ Economy Hit by Rising Prices & Ill Health of Workers
“It is not just about what the shocks are; it is essentially about what effect they are going to have” Andrew Bailey, Governor Bank of England
Celebrating Scapa Flow: Watch Live
A series of events celebrating the history of Scapa Flow will be available to watch live (and recorded) on the Orkney International Science Festival’s YouTube Channel and brought to you by Another Orkney Production (AOP)
The Orkney Exhibitions Season Has Started!
“The ‘new’ Pictish Stone can connect with the collection of Pictish Stones permanently on display in the Museum”
Emma Roddick MSP: Finding a “balance in achieving net-zero whilst also not pushing island communities further into fuel poverty”
“A greener country cannot just mean flashy statistics; it has to also mean that those living here can afford to heat their homes in winter without starving.”
Weather Forecast: Bright with scattered showers. Breezy.
Moderate or fresh south to southwest winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
John Tait: Merchant of Kirkwall
By sheer hard work and canny business sense John Tait built up his business in Albert Street supplying other traders and people throughout the islands.
Industrial Action Set for the Port of Lerwick
Around a dozen key workers at Lerwick Shetland’s main port will begin a continuous ban on overtime from 25th May .
What’s In My Head
” I thought about all that I hold in my head”
Kirkwall Crowds Celebrate Norwegian Constitution Day 2022
The Tog, led by Kirkwall City Pipe Band, saw the welcome return of children and the public joining in the walk from the Pier Head to St Magnus Cathedral.
