Kirkwall News

Harrowing pregnancy experience fuels couple’s fundraising efforts

A mum who went to hell and back to bring her baby girl into the world is raising awareness of the rare condition she battled throughout her pregnancy. On December 29, 2022, Kasia and Euan Barnett welcomed their beautiful daughter Grace into the world. It was a special moment for the couple in all the […]
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Event to explore ‘the other John Rae’

A Kirkwall audience will get a look into the life of one of Orkney’s aviation pioneers. John Rae was a pilot with Scotland’s first civil air service, the short lived Midland and Scottish Air Ferries Ltd. before joining Ted Fresson’s Highland Airways, which ran the first air mail route between Orkney and the Scottish mainland. […]
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Society marks John Rae’s 211th birthday

A society in the name of a famous Orcadian explorer will lead events marking what would have been his 211th birthday, this Monday. The John Rae Society will be taking part in its traditional graveside commemoration at the St Magnus Cathedral kirkyard, before hosting a special event this evening focused on fundraising efforts. The society […]
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Red Hot Chilli Pipers

7th December 2019 7:30pm The Pickaquoy Centre The Red Hot Chilli Pipers are back in Orkney as part of the ‘Fresh Air’ album tour! Following their chart success with Tom…