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OIC alerts local food operators and households to growing allergy product recall
The Council’s Environmental Health Services Team is reaching out to food business operators and households advising of a growing allergen alert product recall.
9 December 2024
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“Community-spirited” project gets off the ground with help from Orkney Builders and Orkney Men’s Shed
Taking a trip down memory lane, reusing past skills and learning new ones has been made possible thanks to a new initiative within a number of Orkney’s care homes.
9 December 2024
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Join the 7,000 local folk using MyOrkney and mygovscot to request it, report it and pay it
Local people are being urged to sign up for a mygovscot account for a quicker and easier way to report issues and request services from Orkney Islands Council, through the MyOrkney section of the Council website.
9 December 2024
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Orkney Islands Council Launches Budget Survey
A survey is being launched today to gather local views on potential changes to the services provided by Orkney Islands Council - as the local authority begins to plan for its budget setting process in February.
6 December 2024
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Over £20k awarded for new research of the Sanday Wreck to help further reveal its secrets
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has awarded £21,000 to Wessex Archaeology and Dendrochronicle to carry out further research of the Sanday Wreck, an intact section of shipwreck timbers uncovered on Sands o’Erraby earlier this year. The funding will support in-depth analysis of the wreck including dating, reporting and archiving to help shed light on this remarkable discovery.
6 December 2024
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Waste Management Sites Festive Period Closures
Bossack Landfill Site (Commercial users); Chinglebraes Waste Transfer Station (Commercial users); Cursiter Quarry Recycling Point; Hatston and Garson Recycling Centres and St Margaret’s Hope Recycling Point; Bossack Recycling Centre
If you have a query about these services, please telephone 01856 873535 before 4pm on Tuesday 24 December 2024.
6 December 2024
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Plans for Stromness Community Centre to be run by community leap forward
Long held aspirations by the Stromness Community Development Trust to take over the Stromness Community Centre on behalf of the town’s residents have leapt ahead in recent weeks – thanks to a package of support by Orkney Islands Council and the Scottish Land Fund.
6 December 2024
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Community urged to input into planning survey
Local folk who’ve interacted with the Council’s Development Management - or planning - team in the last year are being encouraged to feed their views about their experience into a national survey.
6 December 2024
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The Orkney Islands Council (Road Maintenance 3) (Temporary Closure) Order 2024
Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to ensure the safety of site personnel and road users while road maintenance works are carried out.
5 December 2024
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Roads update for week starting 9 December 2024
A summing up of road closures and delays due to works and events - for the week starting 9 December 2024.
4 December 2024