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17 April 2026
Orkney Residents Urged to Have Their Say on Flood Risk Before Consultation Closes
Orkney Islands Council is urging local residents and businesses to take part in an important national consultation on flood risk management. As a partner in flood risk management with the Scottish…
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17 April 2026
Roads update for week starting 20/04/2026
A summary of road delays and closures due to road and building/utility works and events for the week starting Monday 20/04/2026.
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16 April 2026
The Orkney Islands Council (Road Operations) (Temporary Closure) Order 2026
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 carriageway maintenance…
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14 April 2026
Electoral registration reminder
Anyone not already registered to vote has just under a week left to ensure they can take part in the forthcoming Scottish Parliamentary Election on Thursday 7th May.
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10 April 2026
Roads update for week starting 13/04/2026
A summary of road delays and closures due to road and building/utility works and events for the week starting Monday 13/04/2026.
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9 April 2026
North Isles Broadband Update - 09/04/26
The Orkney Local Emergency Coordination Group (OLECG) met this afternoon to discuss the ongoing subsea cable outage affecting the Outer North Isles.
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9 April 2026
Radio Teleswitching Service - Switch Off Drawing Closer
The phased national switch-off of Radio Teleswitch Signal (RTS) meters in Scotland is due to resume in April and is expected to be completed by late June 2026.
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9 April 2026
North Isles Connectivity Issues – Public Update
From Monday 16 March, reports were received of broadband and mobile phone outages in Orkney’s North Isles affecting broadband-dependent services including digital phone lines, card-payment systems,…
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3 April 2026
Roads update for week starting 06/04/2026
A summary of road delays and closures due to road and building/utility works and events for the week starting Monday 06/04/2026.
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3 April 2026
Lines of Light, Letters of George Mackay Brown exhibition opening at Orkney Museum
On Saturday 4 April, Orkney Museum will open ‘Lines of Light, Letters of George Mackay Brown’, a new exhibition by artist Ian Charles Scott celebrating his creative relationship with the poet.
