Light north or northwest wind. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
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Display By Royal Navy Northern Diving Group
Thursday, 8th of July, saw a display of diving equipment set up by the Royal Navy’s Northern Diving Group outside the Cathedral.
Sacha Dent: Follow The Flight Of The Human Swan
Sacha Dench – known as the Human Swan – is on her intrepid circumnavigation of mainland Britain by electric paramotor.
#Covid Symptoms: “narrow definition is now likely to impede control of transmission”
“The UK’s narrow clinical case definition impedes not only the identification of cases but also the understanding of SARS-CoV-2 transmission.”
A Testing Tale
“IF YOU FEEL UNWELL – TAKE A TEST!!!”
9 New #Covid Cases Recorded in Orkney
The cumulative total of positive covid cases in Orkney has now reached 116.
Letters: “the importance of folk not digging randomly or carelessly”
“In last week’s ‘Orcadian’ I read with interest of Erland Cooper ( of ’The Magnetic North’) burying the tape of his most recent recording”
Weather Forecast: Mostly cloudy with some haar.
Light winds. Maximum temperature 17 °C.
Developing a Deep Water Facility in Scapa Flow “a once in a generation opportunity”
“I regard this as a once in a generation opportunity, a transformational project that would deliver a major boost for our local economy – creating jobs and business opportunities throughout our islands.” James Stockan, Leader OIC
Life could exist in the clouds of Jupiter but not Venus
” “Our research shows that the sulphuric acid clouds in Venus have too little water for active life to exist, based on what we know of life on Earth.” Dr John E. Hallsworth