Eleanor Turner was secretary and administrator with the St. Magnus Festival from 1981-1986, as well as a singer with the Festival Chorus.
Eleanor Turner ‘A Small Cog’
The Shape of the Stellar Halo
“The shape of the stellar halo is a very fundamental parameter that we’ve just measured to greater accuracy than was possible before. ” Jiwon “Jesse” Han
PROJECT STARSEED
Image: Mass driver in Low Earth Orbit (Sydney Jordan & Theyan Rich, 1987). Read about nuclear waste disposal in Space
Zumbi #OnThisDay
On 20th of November 1695 Zumbi, the last King of the Quilombo dos Palmares in early Brazil and ex-slave, was executed and decapitated.
Weather Forecast: Some bright spells with a few showers. Windy.
Strong to gale force southeasterly winds will persist. Chilly. Maximum temperature 9 °C.
Norman Rushbrook: The Men In Black
Premiering on Saturday 19th of November at 4.30pm on The Orkney News YouTube channel is the next in the series of films ‘Orcadian Stories’.
M&Co Orkney Supporting The Peedie Retreat
Every year local shop M& Co Orkney choose a charity in their local community which will benefit from money raised in their Kirkwall shop.
Opening Up Access to Research
“The publication of university research should not be limited by the ability to pay, and so we are adopting a more inclusive and equitable way of sharing our work. Simon Bains, Aberdeen University Librarian
Porcini Mushrooms: More than meets the eye
Keaton Tremble and Bryn Dentinger, PhD, have suggested that porcini mushrooms have evolved in surprising ways.
SEPA A FLOOD WARNING has been issued for Churchill Barriers
A FLOOD WARNING update has been issued for Churchill Barriers.
