On this day, 30th of December in 1899 Rangers played their first match at the new Ibrox stadium
Poetry Corner: Football Crazy
Up Brinkie’s Brae On A Weathery Sort Of Day
“I‘d never been up Brinkie’s Brae. “
1918- 2018 Orkney Images Marking the Ending of World War I
2018 saw a range of commemorations in Orkney to mark the end of the First World War.
Christmas Day on a Farm
We get timely and necessary reminders of folk who have to work on Christmas Day.This little piece is about farmers .
Poetry Corner
The traditions of Christmas, in this case Mistletoe, here is a wee poem celebrating this most affectionate of berries.
12 Stringers Strumming
Local stars from The Reel Life Foundation in Kirkwall feature in a video, in part to say thank you to everyone who voted for them to receive a £5,000 grant from the Calor Rural Community Fund in order to fund a Music Instrument Bank.
Sgathaich: Beast Wars Megatron (Ultra)
Beast Wars Megatron was an ultra sized Beast Wars toy.
Christmas Time Images 2018
A selection of some of the images of Christmas sent in by Orkney News readers and reporters in 2018.
The Christmas I Remember
Christmas, the way it used to be/was not like it is today./The air was filled with magic./There was lots of time to play.
New Finds – Of Different Kinds
“I visited the Stromness Museum http://www.stromnessmuseum.co.uk/ to see the two new winter exhibitions, and started with ‘Great Expectations – curios from the cupboards’ – and that’s what they are!”
