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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Stromness, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 7 stories have been published about Stromness which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Stromness · Stromness

Buoy mistaken for man overboard on Stromness ferry

MV Hamnavoe’s passage from Stromness to Scrabster was delayed this morning due to reports of a man overboard. Reports of a man overboard from mv Hamnavoe as the ferry made its way to Scrabster this morning turned out to be a false alarm with good intent. The alarm was raised at around 9.30am this morning, close to the west coast of Hoy, near St John’s Head and the Old Man of Hoy. The ferry conducted searches assisted by the RNLI lifeboat from St…See the Story

Stromness · Stromness

Cables Subsea & Underground : SSEN Transmission Stromness Information Event

A drop-in event in the Town Hall, Stromness is to be held on Tuesday 18 March between 2 and 6pm to inform the public about the ongoing construction of the underground land cables on the Orkney-Caithness Link project. The next phase of work, which began this month, involves construction of the new land cable stone […]See the Story

Stromness · Stromness

Stromness plays host to TRANSECTS project's first public workshop - Archaeology Orkney

The first public workshop of the UKRI-funded TRANSECTS project was held in Stromness, Orkney, at the end of February. The post Stromness plays host to TRANSECTS project’s first public workshop appeared first on Archaeology Orkney.See the Story

Stromness · Stromness

Delayed dispatch for this week's edition of The Orcadian (30/01/2025)

Delayed dispatch for this week’s edition – a number of national daily titles are also affected. Our dispatch team will be working tonight and early tomorrow morning to ensure all retailers are supplied as soon as possible. This week’s edition will be on sale from tomorrow morning (Thursday). E-edition available now from: https://orcadian.co.uk/subscriptions/ Our sincere apologies for this delay. The post Delayed dispatch for this week’s edition …See the Story

Stromness · Stromness

Young People Lead The Way in Tackling Loneliness With Cosy Cafe Events

Young people in Orkney are stepping up to combat loneliness in their communities by organising cosy cafe get-togethers, offering warmth, food, and companionship to anyone in need of a friendly space this winter. Building on the success of last year’s Young Scot Youth Loneliness Bubble Tea project, the West Mainland Youth Achievement Groups are hosting a community cafe at Stromness Community Centre on Friday 31 January from 5pm-7pm, with a second…See the Story