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Innovative company announces massive project to harness the energy hidden within our oceans: 'Significant potential'

Renewable Energy · Orkney

Innovative company announces massive project to harness the energy hidden within our oceans: 'Significant potential'

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CorPower Ocean, a wave energy developer, launched a huge project to convert the energy from ocean waves into electricity. As Renewable Energy Magazine reported, CorPower Ocean's 5-megawatt wave energy project will occur at the European Marine Energy Center in Orkney, Scotland. It is scheduled to deploy in 2029 and will become the largest wave energy project in the United Kingdom. The project will involve 14 wave energy converters that can opera…Read Article

Man convicted of 1994 Orkney restaurant murder is innocent, claims top lawyer

Orkney · Orkney

Man convicted of 1994 Orkney restaurant murder is innocent, claims top lawyer

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Leading criminal lawyer Aamer Anwar believes the case of a former soldier convicted of the murder 31 years ago of a restaurant waiter is a miscarriage of justice Read Article

Taking a Closer Look #Orkney2025

Orkney · Orkney

Taking a Closer Look #Orkney2025

By Eamonn Keyes Over the next weeks the Orkney News will be taking a closer look at the competitor which has travelled furthest to attend the Island Games- The Falkland Islands- which are over 8,200 miles (13,200 km) away from Orkney. Orkney 2025 The Orkney 2025 International Island Games will take place from 12-18 July […]Read Article

Crowdfunding campaign with Triodos Bank UK helps Distgen repower wind turbines

Distgen, an independent wind energy power producer, has successfully filled a new £550,000 bond offer on the Triodos Bank UK crowdfunding platform in just 21 hours. Bondholders are supporting the green energy transition and investing in wind energy in the Orkney Islands in Scotland. Distgen (the trading name for the group parented by Participa) operates a fleet of refurbished community-scale Vestas wind turbines across the UK, positively contrib…Orkney · Orkney Read Article

Stromness vandalism under investigation

Police are trying to trace the culprit responsible for vandalism at the Warehouse Buildings on Victoria Road, Stromness. Officers say graffiti was left on the walls at some time between 5pm on Tuesday, June 10, and 9am on Wednesday, June 11. Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or may have any information is requested by police to please get in touch and call 101 quoting CR/0240778/25. The post Stromness vandalism under investigation appea…Stromness · Stromness Read Article

“These spaces are crucial for improving public health, offering people places to relax, recover, and exercise.”

A report by researchers at the University of Aberdeen, commissioned by Public Health Scotland and SEFARI Gateway, calculates for the first time, the economic value of outdoor spaces in NHS Scotland sites. All of the images in this article are of Orkney’s NHS Balfour Hospital. Published by SEFARI Gateway, this is the first study in […]Health · Orkney Read Article

Tribute to our general manager, Craig MacInnes

Craig MacInnes. All at The Orcadian, Print Orkney and The Orcadian Bookshop are devastated to learn of the tragic and sudden passing of our general manager, Craig MacInnes. The news will come as a huge shock to all who knew and loved him, and our thoughts are firmly with Craig’s family at this incomprehensibly sad time. Craig was a generous, thoughtful and insightful man, who went above and beyond to look after his staff, and put their needs fir…Orkney · Orkney Read Article

The Cairns dig diary - day five - Archaeology Orkney

Site director Martin Carruthers rounds up the first week of excavation at The Cairns. The post The Cairns dig diary – day five appeared first on Archaeology Orkney.Orkney · Orkney Read Article

Special lecture as part of virtual St Magnus Way pilgrimage - Archaeology Orkney

UHI Archaeology Institute lecturer Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon was recently invited to give a lecture to an English church congregation as part of their annual parish pilgrimage. The post Special lecture as part of virtual St Magnus Way pilgrimage appeared first on Archaeology Orkney.Orkney · Orkney Read Article

Feral cat crisis in Salem has residents fed up

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SALEM, Ohio (WKBN) - A cat crisis in Salem has residents clawing for action. Feral cats are taking over neighborhoods, causing property damage and major concerns over public health. In a quiet corner of Salem, signs of a growing crisis slink through backyards and abandoned homes. For Brenda Austin, the issue is impossible to ignore. "Everyone knows there is a cat problem here," Austin said. This week, she took the issue to Salem City Council. Au…Cats · Salem See the Story

ADVERTORIAL - Squeezebox Marketplace

Calling all accordion lovers! We’re thrilled to be setting up a Squeezebox Marketplace pop-up shop in Orkney during the brilliant St Magnus Festival, 23-26 June. Come and browse: • A wide range of piano accordions • Cases, straps, reeds, and accessories • Expert, friendly advice – no pressure • Exclusive special offers only available during the festival! Whether you’re attending the piano accordion workshops with Karen Tweed and Karen Street or …Kirkwall · Kirkwall Read Article