That’s disappointingly low. Is it time for compulsory voting?

Turnout in Orkney 57%, but in Shetland 64%

Orkney islanders continue in their vigil for peace and the delivery of humanitarian aid for the people of #Gaza. They are joined by visitors to Orkney. Filmed by Mike Robertson for The Orkney News. youtu.be/wEzOpxK1nfc?...

Full Circle Reaches the Shores of Orkney theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/08/f...

Cats Protection is on the look-out for new volunteers in Orkney. theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/08/c...

Saturday: The Gardeners of Orkney Book Launch theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/08/s...

Weather forecast 8 May : Bright spells and a few showers theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/08/w...

Swift, House Martin, Swallow Artist: John Leigh-Pemberton (Garden Birds, 1967)

Ooh the Stone Lands paperback preorder competition and my upcoming talk on 26th June at the St Magnus Festival are in The Orkney News today! theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/07/s... (Thank you Bernie Bell and @theorkneynews.bsky.social !)

"The quality, creativity and ambition behind this year’s entries have been incredibly impressive" theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/07/t...

Turn to Starboard #Orkney

"It represents courage, determination and community - values that we must hold on to after military service ends.” theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/07/i...

Stone Lands theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/07/s...

Election 2026 : Voting Today to Elect Members of The Scottish Parliament theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/07/e...

Weather Forecast 7 May :  Orkney bright intervals and patchy rain. theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/07/w...

Today at the bus stop I saved a bee

Listening to The Dawn Chorus theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/06/l...

“It was great to see this beach get a good spring clean" SSEN Bags the Bruck theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/06/i...

Stronsay Lifeboat Station 1952 - 1972, Part One - The Station Re-Opens theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/06/s...

Weather Forecast 6 May : Bright spells and a few showers. theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/06/w...

Second oral history interview re #Stronsay #place-names done today! Plus a trip to the brilliant Stronsay Heritage Centre, well worth a visit should you venture this way! Favourite place-name of the moment... Bomasty! Pondering it's meaning...

Candidates Come Together to 'Stop Reform': Election 2026 theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/05/c...

It was great. Started at 9am. Didn't get home till 10pm. Good time to enjoy the best trilogy of movies.

A magazine once took my article which was factual and researched and used AI on it, without my permission which they would not have got. What they published was awful. I complained. They removed it from their website and I will never write for them again.

Great event by our local independent cinema in Kirkwall and well attended for all three extended films

From Drone Surveys of Buried Glacier Ice to Water on Mars theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/05/f...

We Return To Rose Ness theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/05/w...

Found this interesting. Wish I had started getting the flu vacc earlier - like in the 1990s already! www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...

"All day" will get you through the Extended Director's Cut of one of the movies. Which one will it be?

Oh, man. Seeing the re-release marathon with Mum was an quest and a half! Speak of the devil, she's starting again just now.

Weather Forecast 5 May : Cold with sunshine and wintry showers. Breezy. theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/05/w...

We must stand in solidarity with Jews being attacked by antisemitic criminals and terrorists: no ifs or buts. We must stand in solidarity with Palestinians being murdered by the Israeli government: no ifs or buts. These are not contradictory positions. They are consistent ones. 🧵1/5

And now for the all day Lord of the rings movie marathon

Pentland Ferries Launches Online Auction in Support of Two Charities theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/04/p...

Long #COVID and Being Prepared for a Future Pandemic theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/04/l...

Stronsay Fieldwalking: Pottery and Flints theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/04/s...

name would have been Eensgezindheid, a “dogger” was in origin a wide-hulled fishing boat, used for fishing cod. & yes, there are reports of the type being used for cargo. they were ketch rigged

Weather Forecast 4 May : Wet start. Becoming drier, brighter. Cold. theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/04/w...

Meanwhile in England, the only Jewish party leader was accused by the supposedly ‘Christian’ leaders of three far right parties* of antisemitism because he questioned police tactics. The use of antisemitism as a weapon against left wing politicians & Jews is a classic far right trope.

A good mystery!

@shipwreckspod.bsky.social The Mystery Ship Stranded in Sanday, 1776 theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/03/t...

Bodies theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/03/b...

General Strike #OnThisDay theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/03/g...

Weather Forecast 3 May : Dry with bright spells today. Showers later in evening. theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/03/w...

#Orkney food and drink being showcased today

'A Generation Stolen' #Gaza on #NationalBabyDay theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/02/a...

Election 2026 : Voting Matters theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/02/e...

Creating Beautiful Spaces : Orkney Library, Kirkwall theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/02/c...