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5 October 2023
Major disruption to planning systems
The public are being advised that ongoing major disruptions to the IT systems supporting the work of the Council's Development Management and Building Standards teams are currently impacting on…
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4 October 2023
Land North of Muddisdale Road – Kirkwall K-4 Development Brief
From the 4th October to the 15th November 2023, Development and Marine Planning are consulting with planning stakeholders and members of the public on the consultative draft document noted above.
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3 October 2023
Papdale Primary celebrates new sensory room
The Papdale Primary School family have celebrated the opening of their new sensory room.
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3 October 2023
Recruiting carers of the future
“There’s more opportunities in care for progression and career building, and more flexibility in terms of hours and opportunities, than there ever has been.”
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2 October 2023
Twelve local athletes awarded grants towards travel costs
Performance athletes from across seven sports in Orkney have been awarded funding from ‘Round Two’ of sportscotland’s Athlete Travel Award Scheme, to help them to continue to develop in their chosen…
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2 October 2023
Get a ticket for 'first hour free' parking
Orkney Islands Council is reminding the public they still need to obtain a ticket for the ‘first hour free’ parking scheme in Council car parks from 1 October.
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2 October 2023
VACMA grant for artists and craftmakers opens for tenth year
The Visual Artists and Craft Makers (VACMA) fund aimed at supporting artists in the county to develop their practice has opened once again for applications, for a tenth year.
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29 September 2023
Roads update for week starting 2 October 2023
A summing up of road closures and delays due to road works, events or cruise - for week starting Monday 2 October.
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29 September 2023
Orkney Community Wind Farms wins COSLA Excellence Award
Orkney Islands Council has won a COSLA Excellence Award for its commitment towards decarbonisation through Orkney Community Wind Farms.
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28 September 2023
Flood defences deployed at St Marys and St Margarets Hope ahead of high tides
Our roads team spent Thursday this week deploying the flood defences at St Margarets Hope, and later in the day at St Marys also.
