Pioneering work led by the University of Aberdeen, which has revealed a new picture of Scotland’s Pictish past, is in the running for a major archaeology award.
Tap O Noth Pictish Site Up For Major Archaeological Award
In The Windows of Northlight: The Rousay Clearances
There’s just a few days left to catch the Northlight Gallery’s latest exhibition in Stromness.
Tarka Skinner
Jock Skinner was Storekeeper for the Northern Lighthouse Board in Stromness.
PONG #OnThisDay
On 29th of November 1972, PONG, the first commercially successful video arcade game was launched to the public.
New Exhibition Explores The Rousay Clearances
The exhibition, starting on Saturday 28th of November, is part of the St Andrew’s Fair Saturday global cultural event which celebrates community and supports charitable organisations. The event in Stromness will be supporting Orkney Rape and Sexual Assault Service (ORSAS).
Video Game to Explore Aberdeen’s Medieval Past
A Kickstarter campaign to create a video game which will bring people face-to-face with life in the Middle Ages has been launched.
Star Trek #OnThisDay
On 22nd of November 1968 US TV audiences saw the first inter- racial kiss beamed straight into their living rooms.
Rousay: ‘Gods of the Earth, Gods of the Sea’
Rousay is one of Orkney’s smaller islands and is but a short ferry journey from the largest in the archipelago, Mainland.
“Announcing a new era in integrated electronics” #OnThis Day
On 15th of November 1971 the Intel Corporation put on general sale the Intel 4004 microprocessor.
Dr Mary McNeill: Orkney Hero #LestWeForget
Today The Orkney News remembers Orcadian, Dr Mary McNeill, whose devotion and self-sacrifice in serving others is humbling
