“after a gentle pause came a theatre of sound, a tidal wave, a mingling of emotions making waves of colours and textures “
‘A Musical Wonder World’: The Poozies Concert
Orcadian Stories #YS2022
The Orkney News is very pleased to announce that as part of Scotland’s Year of Stories we have been awarded funding to make a series of short films highlighting stories from Orkney.
The Strawplaiters of Hoy, Graemsay, Walls, Flotta and Faray
One of the youngest workers in Hoy was Jean Lyon, 14, of Clett with the oldest being Ann Lyon, 55 recorded in the census as living in ‘A Chamber’.
Hoy: Carbon Neutral by 2040?
Hoy has been named as one of six islands which will be supported by the Scottish Government to be carbon neutral in 18 years time.
Emma Roddick MSP: Finding a “balance in achieving net-zero whilst also not pushing island communities further into fuel poverty”
“A greener country cannot just mean flashy statistics; it has to also mean that those living here can afford to heat their homes in winter without starving.”
Hoy, Walls and Graemsay Declared Stoat-Free
The islands are the first in Orkney to implement their own specific island biosecurity plan in a collaboration between project and island community to protect the area from the invasive non-native stoats.
Hackness Martello Tower Reopens After 2 Years
The reopening of the historic attraction, built during the Napoleonic Wars to protect merchant ships, is part of Historic Environment Scotland (HES)’s seasonal roll out for 2022.
A Different Kind Of Rock Art – Part Five
Rackwick, Hoy – Just a small sample of the colourful, pleasingly rounded stones
HMS Pheasant #OnThisDay
On 1st March 1917 HMS Pheasant an M Class Destroyer was sunk when it struck a mine, off Rora Head, Orkney.
Weather Forecast: Mainly dry and bright today.
Moderate occasionally fresh south to southwesterly wind. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
