As this is mental health awareness week I have chosen Please Hear What I’m Not Saying by Charles C Finn, September 1966.
Poetry Corner.
Maree Todd MSP: Challenges & Change Ahead for Orkney
This is going to be a whirlwind campaign, but there already appears to be an appetite for change in the islands.
The Royal Oak Memorial Garden, Kirkwall
It is when you see the photographs and the personal messages that the horror and death that occurred in the early hours of that Autumn day really hit home.
Helen’s Home Cooking
Home made Bolognese is a healthier and cheaper option that jars of Ragu sauce as you are in control of the salt and sugar content.
Sgathaich: The Legend of Zelda
The original Zelda game came out for the NES in 1986 and was an early user of a saved file so you didn’t have to complete the game all in one go.
Åland Islands: Self Governing Islands
Like many self governing islands The Åland Islands have a special relationship within the EU having agreed to membership after 2 referendums.
Robina Barton: ‘Why I Continue to Stand for the Labour Party’
“The SNP vision of an Independent Scotland seems incredibly small to me. 6 million people out of 60.”
Scottish Greens will not contest Orkney & Shetland #GE17
“This General Election has been called for naked party political purposes as the Tories attempt to crush Labour in England and Wales.”
Localisation of Common Agricultural Policy Needed
“Current CAP rules are too prescriptive and do not allow enough tailoring for local circumstances.”
Canines Compete for Crown (at Holyrood)
Local MSP Douglas Ross, Conservative, joined several of his Holyrood colleagues on Monday with their doggy friends to take part in the ‘Holyrood Dog of the Year’ competition.
