Saturday 23rd June saw the annual South Ronaldsay & Burray Sports Festival, here is a report and footage from the day.
Papdale’s Secret Garden to be Revealed
all will be revealed – Thursday 28th June 2018 at 10 am at the Walled Garden (the Secret Garden), Papdale, Kirkwall.
NHS Pay Offer Goes Out For Consultation
all nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and paramedics are to receive a 9% pay rise over the next three years
Disappointment in Orkney at Missing Out on Pilot Scheme to Protect Scallop Stocks
“yet again our efforts to protect the scallop stocks in Orkney waters have been thwarted.”
The Coul Links saga shows councillors lack of respect for local opinion
“Money cannot mitigate the destruction of natural habitat. “
“Shoppers can continue to buy Shetland caught scallops with confidence”
Open Seas objections have been rejected and the Shetland dredged scallops will continue to be MSC certified.
Talking Thatch
The Old House, as it was known, with one of my cousins standing in the doorway – probably in the 1960’s.
Poetry Corner: Guernica
“Fascism was sent to destroy the innocent”
Declaration on Local Democracy Launched
“It is not enough that the future is built for us, it must be built by us.”
Scottish National Investment Bank Appointment
“The bank is a hugely exciting development for Scotland “