Bonny purple heather, eyebright & grass of parnassus flowers in full bloom, overlooking the Brough of Deerness.
Mull Head by John Mowat
Rare John Rae Highland Park Whisky Up For Auction
This is an amazing chance to bid for this exceedingly rare Highland Park Single Malt Whisky. Just thirty bottles of this 40% vol edition were ever produced. It commemorated the 200th anniversary of John Rae, the great Orcadian Arctic Explorer’s birth.
Rising Numbers of Pensioners Living in Poverty
100,000 (10%) of pensioners in Scotland live in Absolute Poverty. 150,000 (15%) live in relative poverty.
Racking Up Profits: Our Broken Energy System
Household energy suppliers could rack up profits of £1.74 billion over the next 12 months from all of our energy bills. That’s the findings of a new report from the Warm This Winter coalition and Future Energy Associates – Tariff Watch.
Short Film of the West Mainland Show
It was a fabulous and very successful West Mainland Show with the sun coming out after a brief showery start on Thursday 10th of August. In the Community Centre, the Horticultural and Industrial Show gave some respite from the heat of the day to view the skilled work of crafters and gardeners in the West Mainland.
Routine #Covid Testing Reduced & Winter Vaccination Programme
The Scottish Government has announced that routine COVID-19 testing in hospitals, care homes and prisons is to be substantially reduced in Scotland following clinical and scientific advice.
UHI postgraduate experience rated best in Scotland for a second year in a row
Postgraduate students at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) have rated their study experience as the best in Scotland in a UK-wide survey for the second year in a row.
Views of the West Mainland Show by Mike Robertson
The sun heated stalls, stall holders and visitors up throughout the day.
“Expect strange beauty” at the Tang and Ware Exhibition, Northlight Gallery Stromness
The exhibition will run from Saturday 12 August until Wednesday 23 August. Open Mon – Sat 11-4 at the Northlight Gallery. Stromness
Crown Estate Scotland Survey of Tidal & Wave Energy Sector
“With some of the best tidal and wave energy resources in Europe, Scotland has a key role to play in leading the development and deployment of these critical forms of renewable energy.” -Caitlin Byers, Development Manager for Crown Estate Scotland
