“many of the drugs involved in the deaths may be prescribed ones and not all from illegal sources. “
Drug Related Deaths in Scotland Continue to Rise
Photo of the day by Petra Jochen Bruckhaus
Readers if wish shared their photographs they can send them to fiona@theorkneynews.scot
Poetry Corner: Embra Buses
On the 4th July 1829 the first London bus “omnibus”, operated by George Shillibeer, began service
Sgathaich: When Worlds Collide
Released in 1951 it tells the tale of a desperate plan to save the human race as the Earth is about to be destroyed by a rogue star.
MSP Welcomes Pay Rise for 567 NHS Orkney Staff
“This is an important SNP Government investment in the 567 NHS staff who care for folk throughout the islands day in day out.”
Danny Dyer- what his TV outburst reveals
“Danny’s comic disdain resonates because disdain at the political system is part of the reason we are at the point we are.”
Our Home Town Stromness
“We’re delighted with the mural and looking forward to more work with the museum in the next school year.”
Poetry Corner: Otago Peninsula
“There, beneath a portcullis of rain/lie the bones of time-rent men and women. “
Photo of the day by Petra Jochen Bruckhaus
Photographs by visitor to Orkney Petra Jochen Bruckhaus
Coul Links: Ramsar status; the UK government has failed in it’s obligations.
I’d like to highlight the environmental protections that should have had much more prominence.
