“Orkney Sustainable Fisheries have been awarded £110,170 for the development of the ‘Orkney Shellfish Project’.”
Orkney Fisheries: Investment Boost From Scottish Government and EMFF
Costa Head Wind Farm: Promises of a £100,000 p.a. Payout to Local Communities
The projected £100,000 per annum for local communities would be index linked and would be paid whether or not the wind blew
£160,818 for Sanday Development Trust
Sanday Development Trust is one of 11 community groups to share £2.1 million to develop community spaces.
The Laird O’Yarpha:Episode 1
They seem to the poetic mind as an army of giants, petrified by some sorcerer…
Weather Watchers
Orkney weather: post a photo email: fiona@theorkneynews.scot
Crofting Commission: Urgent Action Required
Urgent action is required to improve key aspects of the management of the Crofting Commission
MS Support in Orkney: Here to Help
The importance of the work done by the third sector and support groups for people with MS in Orkney is vital.
Tourism: Brexit will it be Boom or Bust?
Tourism in Orkney employs 1,200 people which is 12% of the local workforce
Lettuce Help Cry Folk Fae Orkney
” It is in times of food shortage like this that we must pull together.”
Obesity Link to Cancer
Obesity is the single biggest preventable cause of cancer after smoking
