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6 April 2023
Orkney families claiming tax credits to receive £301 cost of living payment from 2 May
Eligible families in Orkney will receive a £301 UK Government cost of living payment from Tuesday 2-9 May.
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4 April 2023
Road closure on Albert Street on Friday
The Council’s Roads team will be closing Albert Street in Kirkwall on Friday (7 April), between Laing Street and Broad Street, to carry out slab repairs. The affected section of Albert Street will be…
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3 April 2023
Orkney Travel Matters survey extended
The Orkney Travel Matters survey has been extended to allow more households to have their say on how active travel can be supported in the county.
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3 April 2023
Learning something new is good for you! Community learning courses open 6 April
Community Learning course bookings open 6 April
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31 March 2023
Book of selkie folk stories provides inspiration for new art exhibition
The artist behind a new exhibition at the Orkney Museum took inspiration from a book retelling stories of selkie folk.
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31 March 2023
North Walls and Gordonstoun Schools make soundwaves for the RNLI
An uplifting musical collaboration took place in Hoy on Monday 27 March with the pupils of North Walls Community School performing with musicians from Gordonstoun School, who were on tour in Orkney.
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31 March 2023
Road works update for week starting 3 April 2023
The Council is currently working on the A965 (Kirkwall to Finstown) at Quanterness, carrying repairs, cleaning and investigation of the surface water system there in an effort to alleviate future…
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30 March 2023
Twelve local athletes awarded grants towards travel costs
A number of local athletes have been selected to benefit from funding to enable them to keep on track with their chosen sports.
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29 March 2023
KGS students launch anti-racism campaign including a story about “Beuy” the black Orkney vole!
A group of young students from Kirkwall Grammar School are tackling racism head on with a series of planned activities over the coming months.
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29 March 2023
Work ongoing to improve school attendance rates
A worldwide pandemic, what seems like a never-ending onslaught of bugs, a cost-of-living crisis and a period of industrial action has impacted on children and young people attending at schools across…
