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The dolphin rescue was launched at Scapa A rescue effort to save a dolphin that beached itself in Orkney appears to have been a success. The adult white-sided Atlantic dolphin came ashore on Wednesday morning on Scapa Beach...
MALCOLM QUEKETT, The West Australian November 4, 2009, 5:45 am For a chap from Wyre Piddle who served in both World Wars and has survived to see 39 direct descendants come into the world, Claude Choules sums up his life with...
CROWBOROUGH, England, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Movember is a global charity raising awareness and funds for men's health issues whilst having a spot of fun along the way. Every November, teams show their support by growing...
This is an opportunity for members of the Orkney community to have their say on an issue close to their heart. THE implications for Orkney of North Ronaldsay and Papa Westray failing to be fully included in the North Isles...
A MEMORIAL to the first pilot in history to land a plane on an aircraft carrier lies on the shores of Scapa Flow where it has been sadly neglected over the years. Now, the state of the poignant memorial has been highlighted to...
What's On advertisers in Orkney Today are also listed on this page which is updated every Friday. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 • Club 24-17 are holding a Boxing Circuit in the Quayside Suite at 7pm-8pm, Free to club members, £2 to non...
A Stromness Studies Course, covering aspects of the town from architecture to wartime heritage to flora and fauna, is to be run by Orkney College from February 2010. Course director and Orkney tour guide Fran Flett Hollinrake...
Or mail checks to: FreeRepublic, LLC, PO Box 9771, Fresno, CA 93794 Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum First session: September 1, 2009. William L....
THE Friends of the Hoy Kirk have invited well-known Orkney folk group The Wrigley Sisters to provide a weekend of music at the Hoy Kirk, Hoy, on Friday and Saturday, October 23 and 24. The event, part of the Scapa Flow...
The Princess Royal joined survivors for the ceremony at the scene The Princess Royal has joined survivors of one of the darkest days in the history of Royal Navy to lay wreaths where a battleship was sunk HMS Royal Oak was...
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