Stronsay is one of Orkney’s most fertile of islands. It established the first Agricultural Society in Orkney in 1783, a year before the ‘Highland Society of Scotland’ (the forerunner of the ‘Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland’) was established in Edinburgh in 1784.
With the growth in popularity in gardening, especially after people saw the importance of home grown food during the shortages of World War 1, gardening advice columns appeared in newspapers and magazines.
As the reality of massive rises in our energy bills arrives in our In-Box or Letter Box, households and businesses are struggling to find how they will pay. Faced with, at the same time, rises in basic foods, mortgages and rents – we ask – What is going on?
This story features both a family named ‘Garden’ and of course gardens or grounds of what was once Orkney’s Hospital.
Section 35 in the Scotland Act will be used for the first time and its use is by the Secretary of State for Scotland , Alister Jack Tory MP for Dumfries and Galloway.
Orkney Memorial Garden Scheme 1949 – This series will explore the hidden gems of the gardens that have either been lost in Orkney or that have changed substantially since they were first created.
As the Cost of Living crisis bites ever deeper into working families and local businesses, many of those who represent us are raking in eye watering amounts of money – in extra earnings, gifts and donations.
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’.
Premiering tonight, 17th of November at 7pm on The Orkney News YouTube Channel is the first in a series of films: Orcadian Stories.
Words matter. Especially those used by people who have power and influence. Those words should be truthful and honest.
