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Young people in Orkney urged to join in climate action debate
What are your climate action priorities?
If you are aged between 11-26, then you are being invited to join the Scottish Youth Climate Summit on Saturday 30 October to connect with other young folk, to learn from experts and create Scotland’s Youth Climate Declaration in advance of COP26.
21 October 2021
Packed programme of events for 2021 Orkney Tourism Summit
Eco-travel, sustainable tourism, and cruise liner strategy are just some of the topics up for discussion at this year’s Orkney Tourism Summit, which gets underway next month.
Open to all Destination Orkney members, the free online summit will run for six evenings across a two-week period from 9 November, with a line-up of key industry speakers and a range of special training sessions on offer.
20 October 2021
Community projects across Orkney attract almost £450,000
Seven organisations in Orkney are to benefit from funding totalling almost £450,000 to support employment, community resilience, health and wellbeing.
Enterprises in Hoy, Eday, North Ronaldsay, Sanday and the Mainland are set to receive a collective total of £445,224.05 from the Scottish Government’s £2 million Island Communities Fund.
19 October 2021
Final decision on Orkney's Community Wind Farm Project now with the Scottish Government
The Scottish Government has called in Orkney Islands Council's planning application for a six-turbine wind farm on Faray in the North Isles.
15 October 2021
Royal Mail Press Release - Another Royal Mail First: Company Trials Delivering 100% of Remote Community's Mail By Lower Emission Drone
This week, Royal Mail has started a trial of scheduled, autonomous flights for two weeks between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay (both in the Orkney Islands) with Windracers Ltd to help better connect remote island communities.
06 October 2021