Scotland has a complex mix of ferry provision. No other country has such a system. Is our current method of ferry provision the most suitable for our needs and what can we learn from other countries?
Future Ferries: It’s Not Plain Sailing
Do You Know Anyone In This Picture?
Ian Cooper would love to know the names of any folk on this photograph of the South School pupils & staff, believed to have been taken in the 1920s.
HMS Pheasant On This Day
On the 1st of March 1917, HMS Pheasant struck a mine just off Rora Head, Hoy, Orkney.
Regenerative Farming “it doesn’t have to be all or nothing”
“any system can improve with small tweaks.”
Increasing Numbers Claiming Scottish Child Payment, Check if you are Eligible
“We want to make sure that everyone gets the help available to them. Parents or carers who are on universal credit, tax credits or other benefits and who have children under 16 should check through Social Security Scotland if they are eligible.” Shona Robison
Great Turnout at February Veterans’ Breakfast
Thirty two veterans and their partners turned up for the February Breakfast meet up on Saturday 25th February at The Standing Stones Hotel, Stenness.
Great News For Ambitious Project In Shapinsay
An area of land on Shapinsay, Orkney is set to be developed into a community hub, following a grant of £92,510 from the Scottish Land Fund.
Top Archaeology Award for ‘Landscapes Revealed’ : Heart of Neolithic Orkney Book Wins Coveted Prize
Professor Jane Downes (left), director of the UHI Archaeology Institute, along with the other winners at Saturday’s Current Archaeology awards in London.
Scotland Sends Humanitarian Aid To Ukraine: Slava Ukraini
It was on 24th of February 2022 that Russian forces invaded the independent nation of Ukraine.
10% Increase for Council Tax in Orkney
“We know some people might find the 10% hard when other costs are increasing too, but be assured we’re doing it to help to protect those important Council services that you, your family, your friends and your neighbours, need and rely on”
