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Cathedral to be lit poppy red
St Magnus Cathedral will be lit red at night over the weekend to help raise awareness of the annual Scottish Poppy Appeal.
9 November 2017
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Farm Diversification Fund Available in Orkney
Local farmers who are considering diversifying are being encouraged to find out more about Orkney's LEADER programme.
9 November 2017
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Work of young people celebrated
Young people celebrated their efforts in the community on Tuesday (7 November 2017) at the annual Orkney Youth Awards Ceremony.
8 November 2017
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Big Tree Preservation Works this Week
Vital preservations works are due to be carried out on the Big Tree in Kirkwall next week.
3 November 2017
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Christmas Grants open
Orkney Islands Council’s Christmas Grant scheme is now open for applications.
31 October 2017
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For the Journey and the Return – new exhibition at Orkney Museum
An exhibition ‘For the Journey and Return with the Orkney Boat’ by Beatrice Searle opens on Saturday 4 November at the Orkney Museum in Kirkwall.
27 October 2017
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Sally Named Librarian of the Year
Orkney’s children’s librarian Sally Walker has today (Thursday 26 October) been named as Scotland’s Library and Information Professional of The Year.
26 October 2017
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Your Kirkwall - Help Shape It!
A new ideas-gathering exercise will pose the question – what would you want Kirkwall to be like over the next 10 to 20 years?
26 October 2017
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Cursiter recycling centre update
Members of the public are advised that although the Cursiter household waste and recycling centre has reopened for public use following temporary closure this morning to enable staff to deal with a small oil spoil, the waste oil receptacle is not in use.
25 October 2017
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Duke of Gloucester visits Orkney
HRH The Duke of Gloucester visited the West Mainland of Orkney today, as part of a two-day visit to the county.
24 October 2017
