For her work in the units in France and Salonika Mary was awarded the Médaille des Epidémies (en vermeil),The Order of St Sava and The Douseaus War Service Victory Medal.
The McNeills of Holm
Orkney: Living “Beside the Ocean of Time”
Orkney has always featured at the top of lifestyle surveys but how accurately do they reflect the real life of living in the islands?
Reading Beyond The Headlines
The Orkney News has no pay wall.
2003 – 2018 A Time of Change?
Scottish Government papers have now been released after the passing of a 15 year period
March of the Women
“Shout, shout, up with your song! Cry with the wind, for the dawn is breaking; March, march, swing you along, Wide blows our banner, and hope is waking.” Ethel Smyth
Ignorance and Want
“British compassion for those who are suffering has been replaced by a punitive, mean-spirited, and often callous approach”
Taking Back Control?The Brexit Deal
By Fiona Grahame “This is the best deal possible….It is the only deal possible.”President Juncker I’ve put off writing about the Brexit Deal because despite its importance probably like most people I […]
” The seeds of rebellion will be plucked for ever” – Why Culloden Matters
“Our blood is still our fathers, And ours the valour of their hearts….”
‘S i’n fhuil bha ‘n cuisl’ ar sinnsreadh, ‘S an innsgin a bha ‘nan aigne…”
“Do You Remember Spangles?”
Participation in votes on programmes like ‘Strictly’ or ‘X Factor’ are massive and many also respond willingly to social media polls on everything from climate change to ‘do you remember Spangles?’ .
Scotland’s Economy: GERSday
The UK Government retains control over the key drivers of the economy
