Cloudy with sunny spells at first. Increasing sunny periods over Orkney where the day will stay dry. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
The Garden Memorial Building
“there could be no better way in which the name of Robert Garden could have been commemorated and perpetuated by his widow and family than by erecting that building. It would be a memorial for all time.” – William MacLennan, 1927
Learning from the #Covid Pandemic : Are Healthcare Workers Being Listened to?
Scottish Healthcare Workers, have written to the First Minister of Scotland , Humza Yousaf, to reverse the decision to withdraw the wearing of face masks in health care settings. The group say that this decision which came into force on May 16th 2023 ‘is flawed and dangerous’.
Weather Forecast: Scattered Showers, becoming drier and brighter later
Staying cloudy with scattered showers and the occasional bright spell through much of the day becoming drier. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Stromness Shopping Week 2023
Is this one of the most successful Shopping Weeks Stromness has had in many a year? Certainly the weather gods have been kind bringing the visitors to the town and locals out in numbers.
James Conboy: Remembering the Workers of Lyness
On Sunday 25th of April, 1937, James Conboy was killed when he fell from the top of one of the oil tanks . A jury led inquiry was held to establish how James Conboy had died and if anyone was to blame.
Funding Boost for Councils to Tackle Lack of Affordable Housing
£60 million is to be distributed to support a national acquisition plan to increase the supply of social and affordable housing.
#Covid Deaths in Scotland Continue to Decline
There were 4 deaths where Covid was mentioned on the death certificate, Covid was the underlying cause in three of those
Weather Forecast: Rather cloudy with occasional showers and fresh northwest winds.
Rather cloudy with showers. Outbreaks occasional but quite light through the morning, tending to turn a little heavier and more frequent for the afternoon. Northwest winds fresh, easing late afternoon. Best of limited brighter spells expected across Orkney. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Refuelling the Royal Navy: Worthington-Simpson Pumps
Worthington Simpson was one of the great engineering companies of that era, providing mainly pumping machinery.