Two groups in Orkney have had a welcome funding boost from the National Lottery Community Fund. Home-Start Orkney has received £7000 from the National Lottery Awards for All Scotland. The funding will […]
Closure of Barriers
A FLOOD WARNING has been issued for Churchill Barriers. The prevailing weather forecast, along with large waves means that flooding from the sea is expected. Winds averaging over 40 miles per hour means that a […]
Winners of 2023 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards
A record number of over 100,000 votes were cast in the 2023 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. Album of the Year, sponsored by Birnam CD, for ‘Black Cuillin’ – Duncan Chisholm. […]
Stronsay Schools Part 1 – pre 1872
By Ian Cooper. From his excellent series, Records of a Bygone Age, first published in The Stronsay Limpet and republished here with their kind permission. My family had a long association with […]
Remember Your Repeat Prescriptions
NHS 24 is urging the people of Scotland to be prepared, and if they rely on prescribed medicines to make sure they have enough medicines to cover them over the Christmas holidays. […]
Safe Handling & Cooking Advice for Chicken
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) along with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding consumers to take care when handling and cooking poultry products at home, […]
Orbital Teams Up With Eauclaire Tidal
Orbital Marine Power (Orbital) has signed up as the technology partner with Eauclaire Tidal at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE), Canada’s lead research facility for tidal stream technology. The agreement […]
Energy Efficiency Grant for Businesses
The Business Energy Efficiency grant scheme from Orkney Islands Council Who is eligible? Eligible Costs To check if you are eligible to apply Complete an online eligibility checker here
‘Making a Noise in the North’ : Improving Access to Reading
A project to support the visually impaired and people with additional needs access reading in Orkney and Shetland has received £5,500 through the Public Library Improvement Fund (PLIF). Eight library projects designed […]
Scottish Water Workers Agree Pay Deal
Workers at Scottish Water have accepted an 8% pay rise. The increase will also be applied to all overtime, call out and standby rates worked since April 2023. There will be a […]