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13 February 2023
“I have never felt more welcome within a school or community” – Papay teacher
Papa Westray Community School is looking for a new Head Teacher.
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13 February 2023
From Somerset to Orkney – pupil shares “love” for tiny island school in hunt for new Head Teacher
Leaving a 200-pupil school at the other end of the country to set up home on the tiny island of Papa Westray, hasn’t phased 10-year-old Eva!
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10 February 2023
Papay – a close-knit community with a “can-do” attitude searches for new Head Teacher
With a population of around 85, the people of Papa Westray, or Papay as the Orkney island is known locally, are respected for their resilience and they are keen to find a new Head Teacher to lead…
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10 February 2023
Orkney and Shetland studies win Net Zero Living funding
Orkney and Shetland have been chosen as two of 31 innovation locations in the UK, to conduct three-month feasibility studies examining how to overcome some of the key non-technical barriers that are…
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10 February 2023
Update on outdoors cleaning at Kirkwall Travel Centre soon-copy
OIC is advising the planned external cleaning at Kirkwall Travel Centre will now be carried out from this Sunday (19 February).
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10 February 2023
Routine outdoors cleaning at Kirkwall Travel Centre soon
OIC is advising planned external cleaning will be carried out at Kirkwall Travel Centre during the week starting Monday 20 February (weather dependant).
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10 February 2023
Road works update for week starting 13 February
A roundup of works underway or soon to start around Orkney, for the week starting Monday 13 February:
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10 February 2023
Have you updated signage to the Stay Well scheme
Are you having a spring clean of your business or community premises?
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9 February 2023
Health and wellbeing survey hopes to identify the needs of Orkney’s children and young people
Councillors have recommended setting up a short-life working group to consider a voluntary health and wellbeing survey for Orkney’s children and young people.
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9 February 2023
First batch of £200 cost of living payments to be made this week (9 Feb)
The Council’s cost of living £200 payments will be received by 600 households in Orkney by the end of this week.
