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Sgathaich: The Thing From Another World
There is a film, that scared me for years, and yet all I’d seen of it were clips and read articles about it. This is not that film.
Maree Todd: Delivering on Fair Ferry Funding
” This is a lifeline service and I am extremely pleased that the Government, of which I am a part, has delivered on its promise to my Island constituents.”
Urgent Discussions Needed With UK Government
“there must be urgent and meaningful discussion between us to try to agree a UK position and therefore enable our European partners to respond.”
Kirkwall Travel Survey
Here is a link to a Travel Survey being run by Your Kirkwall
Sleep Walking No Longer An Option
“it is now time to pay attention for time is wearing on towards the day the UK will leave the EU.”
Facebook Chat With The OIC
The discussion will take place on the OIC Updates Facebook page between 18:30 and 19:30 on Thursday 15 February.
Empowering People: Enhancing Development
A specialist training fund of £200,000 has been set up by the Scottish Government to allow 3 Doctors from Zambia and Malawi to advance their skills in Scotland.
Outdated IT and Ways of Working: Barriers to Improving NHS Scotland
there was a huge variation in the systems for recording data within NHS Scotland
Bernie Bell
we thought you might like to know a little bit more about this most prolific of writers.