OCPP News
Partnership raises postal concerns
02 February 2012
Orkney Community Planning Partnership has expressed opposition to proposals to give the Royal Mail greater freedom to set prices for postal deliveries.
Orkney Community Plan approved
20 December 2011
The Orkney Community Plan was approved by the Orkney Community Planning Partnership at a recent meeting.
Orkney Community Plan approved
20 December 2011
The Orkney Community Plan was approved by the Orkney Community Planning Partnership at a recent meeting.
Community planning delivers results for Orkney
Orkney continues to edge closer to the national average income and sustain a safe community in tough times.
24 October 2011
Get involved in your plan for Orkney
The Orkney Community Planning Partnership has published their commitment to the county for the next three years in a draft Orkney Community Plan.
10 October 2011
OIC Culture Fund supports diversity projects for Black History Month
Orkney’s Equality Forum is celebrating Black History Month with a series of events in October, with help from OIC’s Culture Fund.
29 September 2011
One plan for Orkney
Orkney’s strategic team from across public services in the county, the Orkney Community Planning Partnership, considered a draft new Orkney Plan at their recent meeting.
13 September 2011
PARTNERSHIP AGREES ORKNEY-WIDE HEALTH STRATEGY
Orkney’s key public services have agreed on actions to put the county’s health on the road to improvement at the latest meeting of the Community Planning Partnership.
27 June 2011
PARTNERSHIP PROJECT UPDATE
Orkney’s public service agencies met as the Community Planning Partnership recently to hear about progress on a number of important joint projects.
15 April 2011
PARTNERSHIP PLUGS INTO ELECTRIC CAR FUNDING
Local organisations will be able to trial electric vehicles following a recent decision from the Orkney Community Planning Partnership to award £75,000 of funding from Transport Scotland to Orkney Islands Council towards the cost of pilot vehicles.
01 April 2011
PARTNERSHIP TACKLES EMPLOYABILITY BARRIERS
Orkney’s public services are joining together to work towards breaking down employment barriers in the county.
11 March 2011
Local Hi-Scot Credit Union contact points open
Anyone interested in becoming a member of Hi-Scot Credit Union can now call in at one of the two Information Points located in Kirkwall.
10 January 2011
ISLES PLANS FOR JOINED UP PUBLIC SERVICES
Scotland’s three island local government authorities – Shetland Islands Council, Orkney Islands Council and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) are investigating ways to combine public services in their areas to help keep services and jobs in the isles.
14 December 2010
CREDIT UNION INTRODUCED IN ORKNEY
The Orkney Community Planning Partnership is reminding people who live or work in Orkney that a Highland and Islands Credit Union (HI-Scot) will be introduced in the county from November 1.
29 October 2010
PARTNERSHIP TO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY COUNCILS
The Orkney Community Planning Partnership Steering Group agreed at a recent meeting to investigate how Community Councils can be better represented and engaged within the Partnership structure.
27 October 2010
ORKNEY COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIP AGREES TO ‘WORK TOGETHER’
Key public sector organisations have agreed to work together to minimise the impact of spending cuts on communities across Orkney.
08 October 2010
NEWS FROM THE ORKNEY COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIP - PARTNERSHIP PLANS TO SAVE
Leaders from across Orkney’s public sector met recently (June 15) to talk about making the best of savings for the community.
24 June 2010