All young people from 11 – 20 in Scotland are being encouraged to write a letter to the Scottish Parliament about how they would like to see it develop over the next 20 years.
Age 11- 20? Letter Competition
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A woman of independent mind.
Audiobook Review: Doctor Who: Scratchman by Tom Baker with editorial assistance from James Goss
“Doctor Who: Scratchman is almost impossible to believe. Or at least the story behind it is.”
Update on the Works in Kirkwall Town Centre
The next stage of street improvements in Kirkwall’s town centre will get underway on Wednesday 6th of February.
Feeling low with the cold? ELVIS has the answer
For centuries scientists have sought a cure for the common cold.
Poetry Corner: Scotland’s Winter
On this day 3rd of January the poet Edwin Muir died in 1959.
Art & Archaeology in Orkney
“This got me thinking about how archaeology, appears in the art of our times. “
Deerness Community Centre Gears Up For Its Grand Reopening
Friday 15th of February, 7.30pm. Concert, Supper and Dance – Adults £6 Children £3.
Poetry Corner: The Road Goes Ever On And On
“The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.”
The McNeills of Holm
For her work in the units in France and Salonika Mary was awarded the Médaille des Epidémies (en vermeil),The Order of St Sava and The Douseaus War Service Victory Medal.
Every Home in Scotland Required to Have Fire Safety Devices Fitted in the Next 2 Years
The new regulations come about after the Grenfell tragedy. 72 people lost their lives as a result of the fire which broke out in the multi storey block of flats in London on 14th of June 2017.
