111,921 people visited Skara Brae in 2018 up 2%
Historic Environment Scotland’s Sites Generate £620million to Local Economies
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Shocking Figures Reveal 1,824 Deliberate Fires in 2 Month Period in 2018
Between March and April 2018 SFRS crews dealt with a shocking 1,824 needless blazes
Could you be a Celebrant?
The national charity, The Humanist Society Scotland who are celebrating their 30th anniversary are recruiting people for celebrant training including in Orkney.
Headstones in Orkney’s Graveyards – Update from OIC
Work to reinstate headstones laid flat in Orkney’s cemeteries is due to get underway shortly.
Sgathaich: 20 Million Miles to Earth
“we take a look at one that once again takes cues from Frankenstein, since the monster, isn’t really something malicious.”
State Funded European Energy & Engineering Firms Reap A Jobs Harvest & £Billions From Scotland’s Renewables Sector Claim Unions
Trade unions in Scotland have described the prospect of no work coming from 2 huge wind farm projects as ‘an absolute scandal’.
Rhoda Grant MSP Condemns Proposal to do Away with Free TV Licence for Over 75s
“it is essential that those over 75 have this concession as for many the TV is the only company that they have and is the only means of communication and learning available to them.”
Pottering Around in the Woods
Through the lichen, down the path
Break the Barriers: Raising Awareness of Eating Disorders
Knowing the signs of eating disorders and being more aware of the issue is the focus of Eating Disorders Week 2019
Transition: A Short Story
“It was cold, so cold at night, sleeping under my bush. It was so cold that some nights I couldn’t sleep at all.”
