On Saturday 27th July at 10.00am at the Finstown Car Park there will be a short commissioning of the interpretation board
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New Report on Global Warming and Scottish Fishing
Climate change is already having an impact on fish and fisheries globally
“There is still a lot to discover about the cetaceans visiting Scottish waters”
The Trust is looking for volunteers to join its team on board Silurian for one to two week surveys running between now and October 2020.
Deep Sea Mining Threat to Marine Species
the sea pangolin, is the first species at risk of extinction due to potential deep sea mining by humans.
Just a sweet picture –
“Mike took this, whilst sitting at the window eating his breakfast. What a wonderful world we live in!”
Islands Plan Consultation
Time is running out if you want to add your views to the Scottish Government’s Islands Plan which closes this week – 26th of July 2019.
Kirkjuvagr: Explore Kirkwall
There’s a great wee free book out produced by the Kirkwall Townscape Heritage Initiative which gets you out looking at Kirkwall.
Joyous Performance From Orkney’s Community Choir
“We can be proud that in Orkney we have an inclusive and welcoming community – and this specially formed choir will symbolise that.”
Extra Funding for Rapid Rehousing
“This additional funding will help reduce time spent in temporary accommodation and get people experiencing homelessness into appropriate and sustainable housing as quickly as possible.”
The Orkney News on YouTube
It contains a huge variety of videos – short, long, local, international and always interesting.