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11 days ago
Weekly quiz: Why did bananas cause a stir in Orkney? ○
How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?
14 days ago
What a slip-up! The shop in Orkney that accidentally ordered 38,000 bananas ⊖
The Kirkwall branch of Tesco meant to buy 380kg of fruit. Instead, it placed an order for 380 boxes – each containing 100 pieces
Name: Banana bonanza.
Age: A few days old – and getting riper by the min…
Native vole population is climbing on Orkney thanks to stoat eradication plan - with other species thriving too ⊕
A new report reveals vole activity in spring 2025 reached its highest level since 2019, when a major project to protect Orkney's wildlife from non-native predators first began.
Supermarket slip-up sees 38,000 bananas delivered to Scottish town - more than five for each person who lives there ⊖
It is a region better known for Bere Bannock and clapshot. But the staple diet in Orkney is about to get a new addition after a supermarket ordered more than ten times too many bananas by mistake.
15 days ago
Bananas galore in Orkney after store orders 38,000 by mistake ⊕
An ordering glitch has left Tesco in Kirkwall giving away boxes of the fruit for free to schools and community groups.
34 days ago
From New Zealand to Orkney: Why we brought this classic car half way round the world ○
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Dutchman Hans Compter travelled around the world to deliver the Austin to Cathleen Hourie in Orkney.
55 days ago
'It's overwhelming': Plastic from 1960s Canada washes up on Orkney beach ⊕
One litter picker says he has seen a huge increase in the amount of plastic washing up on Sanday this year.
3 months ago
The pioneering light boxes helping Orkney islanders avoid seasonal affective disorder ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Wintering Well boxes to counter effects of low light on mental health are ‘super popular’, says island librarian
“Boxes of light” are being used to help people who struggle with low winter mood while …
4 months ago
Archaeologists make 'extraordinary discovery' in Orkney - but won't say what it is ○
Archaeologists are to resume digging at the site after 3D radar technology uncovered a mystery find.