Orcadians will be taking the knee again today, Wednesday 24th of June at 6pm with their doorstep campaign in support of Black Lives Matter.
Orkney Stands Wae Sheku Bayoh #BlackLivesMatter
Welcome News on Schooling
Schools in Scotland will be able to return on 11th of August with pupils accessing learning full time but only if progress on limiting the spread of Covid19 continues.
Stromness Former Care Home To Be Sold
The Stromness Place Plan – What’s Next for Stromness, wished to see the St Peter’s House building repurposed as student accommodation and/or low cost housing.
Test and Protect Advice From NHS Orkney
NHS Orkney has set up a dedicated helpline for people to use to book a test – 01856 888211. The service is open Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 7pm and Saturday from 9.30am to 12pm.
Museums & Galleries Encouraged to Apply for Funding for Phase 3 Re-Opening
To support the sector to meet the costs of reopening, the National Development Body for museums and galleries in Scotland, Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS), has launched a new COVID-19 Adaptation Fund.
“We strongly believe co‐infections play a significant role during COVID‐19.”
“To date, there are no licensed therapies nor vaccines to treat or protect against SARS ‐CoV‐2 infection. ” SARS ‐CoV‐2, bacterial co‐infections, and AMR : the deadly trio in COVID ‐19?
Orkney Stands Wae Black Lives Matter: Poster Download
Two Orcadian women, artist Fiona MacInnes and Kelly Marwick have collaborated to produce a poster for the campaign Black Lives Matter in Orkney.
Housing Development Gets Go Ahead in Greenfield, St Andrews
A development of 16 houses is to go ahead in Toab, twice the recommended density for the area.
Blended Schooling “undeliverable and impossible for us to put into practice” in Orkney
“With the resources available to us, we calculate that the majority of our children and young people would be at school for two days a week at best.”
Book review: ‘How Scotland Lost Her Parliament and what came of it’ by Charles Waddie, 1891.
Review of ‘How Scotland Lost Her Parliament and what came of it’ by Charles Waddie, 1891, available now on the Random Scottish History website.
