With the ‘war’ in Gaza lasting 34 days and counting with no end currently in-sight, it has been really heartening to see our communities in Shetland and Orkney coming together to support […]
A Time to Take Action
Deerness Welcomes the Crowds to Buy Something Different
By Mike Robertson Six years ago we visited Something Different Something Deerness having agreed to buy a house in the area and we couldn’t have been made more welcome. Sitting having lunch […]
Orkney Vigil as UN Warns of Disastrous Conditions in #Gaza
Peace campaigners in Orkney will again be holding a vigil on Saturday 11 November at 1pm on the steps of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, calling for an immediate ceasefire to the bombardment […]
Music Fir the Mind
Free concert This Saturday 11th Nov, 5 – 8 pm in the Sailing Club (Girnel).Free entry, no tickets, donations at the door.Concert upstairs – Flight of the Flames, Corey Symonds, Saxophone Quartet, […]
Orkney Subsea Cable Supply Agreed
SSEN Transmission has agreed a Capacity Reservation Agreement with Nexans to supply around 100 km of 220kV high voltage cables, both onshore and offshore. Sandy Mactaggart, Director of Offshore Delivery at SSEN […]
Northern Invasion Gamers Tournament 2023
by Christie Grahame On the weekend of the 4th and 5th of November, as the fireworks flew overhead, Northern Invasion returned. The yearly event which had people from Orkney, Shetland and sometimes […]
Vote now in the Scots Trad Music Awards
110 artists and organisations are in the running for the 21st MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards with several Orkney nominees in the nominations. The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards has grown steadily over […]
Concerns Raised Over the Ending of Analogue Phone Lines: Questions & Comments
In June 2019 BT Openreach announced that the traditional analogue phone network (or PSTN) will reach the end of its life by December 2025. Support for devices reliant on the PSTN will […]
Petition Launched to Relocate Peedie Sea Fireworks to Protect Swans
“This location clearly isn’t working for our wildlife and something needs to change.” A petition has been launched to relocate the annual bonfire and fireworks display from the Peedie Sea, Kirkwall, over […]
The Shetland Cheviot: Future Farming in Orkney
A HARDY sheep cross is helping one farming couple in Orkney plan for a future without direct farm payments. Brian and Fiona Ridland moved down from Shetland to Orkney in 2008 and […]
