A group of travelling musicians from different regions of Denmark will return to the Gable End Theatre in Hoy tonight, from 7pm. Himmerland, featuring Ditte Fromseier Hockings (violin/vocals), Ayi Solomon (percussion), Sigurd Hockings (guitar), and Eskil Romme (soprano sax) wowed local audiences in 2014, and will this time have Eilidh Shaw of The Poozies as […]
A local colostomy awareness campaigner will be on-hand in Sutherland’s Pharmacy, in Kirkwall, today, offering information as part of this year’s National Colostomy Day. Lloyd Wainwright will be manning a stall at the pharmacy today from 10am to 4pm, with information about the Colostomy Association’s “Fight the Poo Taboo” campaign. National Colostomy Day is a […]
Orkney RFC welcome third-placed Midlothian side Lasswade RFC to Pickaquoy’s centre pitch this Saturday, hoping that some midweek training from two Scottish ex-internationalists will provide the magic touch in their fifth league game of the season. Scotland’s record cap and points holder Chris Paterson and Nathan Hines, who was part of the Penguins side who […]
Orkney band, Fara will officially launch their debut album tonight, in Kirkwall’s King Street Halls, from 6pm. Cross The Line will get it’s first local airing, at the free concert, during which the four-girl line-up will be supported by Belt Hid Oot. Fara fiddler, Catriona Price said: “We want to say thank you to folk […]
The Orkney trawler Russa Taign arrived safely alongside Hatston Pier shortly before 10am this morning, towed by the Coastguard emergency towing vessel Herakles. The fishing boat lost power around 12 miles off of Noup Head, Westray, in gale force eight winds last night. Stromness Lifeboat headed for the scene in the rough conditions, leaving harbour […]
The Highlands and Islands Green Party has confirmed that it will field two candidates in next May’s council elections. They are Steve Sankey, of Gerraquoy, South Ronaldsay, who will stand in the East Mainland, Burray and South Ronaldsay Ward; and Helen Woodsford-Dean, from Harray, who is set to stand in the West Mainland Ward. Both […]
Stromness Lifeboat and the Coastguard emergency towing vessel Herakles are both heading to aid a local trawler which is suffering from engine problems west of Orkney this evening, Thursday. At 8.30pm the Kirkwall registered trawler Russa Taign, with seven crew onboard was in a position some 17 miles west of Westray, with the lifeboat almost […]
Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has “quashed” the idea of a merger between Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Scottish Enterprise, according to list MSP for the Highlands and Islands John Finnie. Mr Finnie says that, during First Ministers Questions earlier today, he received reassurances from Ms Sturgeon that the Scottish Government will make sure HIE […]
A group of travelling musicians from different regions of Denmark will return to the Gable End Theatre in Hoy tonight, from 7pm. Himmerland, featuring Ditte Fromseier Hockings (violin/vocals), Ayi Solomon (percussion), Sigurd Hockings (guitar), and Eskil Romme (soprano sax) wowed local audiences in 2014, and will this time have Eilidh Shaw of The Poozies as […]
A local colostomy awareness campaigner will be on-hand in Sutherland’s Pharmacy, in Kirkwall, today, offering information as part of this year’s National Colostomy Day. Lloyd Wainwright will be manning a stall at the pharmacy today from 10am to 4pm, with information about the Colostomy Association’s “Fight the Poo Taboo” campaign. National Colostomy Day is a […]
Orkney band, Fara will officially launch their debut album tonight, in Kirkwall’s King Street Halls, from 6pm. Cross The Line will get it’s first local airing, at the free concert, during which the four-girl line-up will be supported by Belt Hid Oot. Fara fiddler, Catriona Price said: “We want to say thank you to folk […]
The Highlands and Islands Green Party has confirmed that it will field two candidates in next May’s council elections. They are Steve Sankey, of Gerraquoy, South Ronaldsay, who will stand in the East Mainland, Burray and South Ronaldsay Ward; and Helen Woodsford-Dean, from Harray, who is set to stand in the West Mainland Ward. Both […]
Orkney RFC welcome third-placed Midlothian side Lasswade RFC to Pickaquoy’s centre pitch this Saturday, hoping that some midweek training from two Scottish ex-internationalists will provide the magic touch in their fifth league game of the season. Scotland’s record cap and points holder Chris Paterson and Nathan Hines, who was part of the Penguins side who […]
The Orkney trawler Russa Taign arrived safely alongside Hatston Pier shortly before 10am this morning, towed by the Coastguard emergency towing vessel Herakles. The fishing boat lost power around 12 miles off of Noup Head, Westray, in gale force eight winds last night. Stromness Lifeboat headed for the scene in the rough conditions, leaving harbour […]
Stromness Lifeboat and the Coastguard emergency towing vessel Herakles are both heading to aid a local trawler which is suffering from engine problems west of Orkney this evening, Thursday. At 8.30pm the Kirkwall registered trawler Russa Taign, with seven crew onboard was in a position some 17 miles west of Westray, with the lifeboat almost […]
