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Rebel Orkney - tales of insurrection from Orcadian history, available from all good booksellers now.
A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm - the animated story of the Orcadian Woman's Suffrage Society
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Weather Forecast: Frequent snow showers and sunny spells on Sunday.

By theorkneynews on March 26, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )
St Magnus Cathedral Kirkwall in the snow

A bitterly cold day with fresh to strong northerly winds. Some hail and thunder is possible later in the day. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

New Children’s Nursery For Kirkwall

By theorkneynews on March 26, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )
an artists impression of what the single storey nursery will look like with children playing outside

A new nursery is to be built next to the Orkney College campus of the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) in Kirkwall.

A view from Outertown to Hoy Sound

By theorkneynews on March 26, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )
A view across snow covered fields stretching far into the distance . The waters of Hoy Sound are still and even further in the distance are the snow covered hills of Hoy

Mirran Hall has sent us this picture she took on March 8th.

Clocks Go Forward 1 Hour

By theorkneynews on March 26, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )
ancient antique art business whos a range of old wall clocks

Remember that British Summer time begins at 1am 26th March 2023.

Space Notes:  Art, Poetry and Music

By theorkneynews on March 26, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )
an industrial complex pictured on the surface of a planet with vehicles landing from space

“In April 1990, during Glasgow’s year as European City of Culture, the 90s Gallery in Otago Street marked the 29th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight in space with an exhibition by the Scottish space artists Ed Buckley and Tom Campbell from Glasgow “

Mary Joyce #OnThisDay

By theorkneynews on March 26, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )
portrait of Mary Joyce as a young woman

On 26th of March 1936 Mary Joyce concluded a 1,000 mile journey by dog sled in Alaska.

Weather Forecast: Cold and Breezy with Wintry Showers

By theorkneynews on March 25, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )
a view across the fields to Stenness Loch. Fields are feeding in the field on straw that has been piled in round crates. In the distance are the low hills of Orphir

Feeling cold with a fresh to strong northerly breeze. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

The Lost Gardens of Orkney, 11, The Big Tree

By theorkneynews on March 25, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )
Picture of the sycamore in Kirkwall in the town's Albert street

“For me the Big Tree has always stood somewhere near where the rainbow ends” – Stanley Cursiter

Healthy Know How with #NHS24

By theorkneynews on March 25, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )
a hare being very still amongst daffodills

The campaign encourages people in Scotland to make appropriate use of NHS services and to be prepared for common illnesses and ailments over the spring holidays.

23.1% Increase in Patients in Hospital with #Covid

By theorkneynews on March 25, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )

In the latest week ending 19 March 2023, there were 437 new COVID-19 admissions to hospital.

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