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4 July 2022
"Its a gamble there's no coming back from" - emergency services stage dramatic rescue in road safety event
Crowds gathered outside the St Magnus Cathedral on Saturday witnessed the staged rescue of a casualty trapped in a car, as part of a road safety event aimed at getting people thinking about the…
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29 June 2022
Stromness Academy students learn traditional drystone sheep dyke restoration methods
A group of students from Stromness Academy volunteered for a unique opportunity to help repair and rebuild damaged sections of a 13-mile drystone sheep dyke on North Ronaldsay recently.
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27 June 2022
“Breaking the news of a fatal road crash to a loved one is worse than attending the incident”
Knocking on a door, knowing that the news you are about to share is going to shatter lives, has been a reality on too many occasions for former police officer and recently re-elected Orkney…
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27 June 2022
Council Cancer Challenge Launched
One hundred and fifteen Council employees are hoping to raise thousands of pounds for a cancer charity by taking part in a distance challenge.
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27 June 2022
Road Safety Event - the "Fatal Five"
Orkney-born Sergeant David Miller is based in Dingwall with the Highland and Islands Road Policing Unit so he has witnessed many horrific – and tragically preventable – deaths on the country’s roads.
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27 June 2022
'It’ll never happen to me – but it did’
March 4, 1999 – the day began just like any other.
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27 June 2022
Road safety event – “My first fatal road traffic incident was someone I knew”
John McKenna was a young trainee fire fighter when he witnessed his first fatal road traffic incident – made all the more difficult as the victim was someone he knew.
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27 June 2022
Road Safety Event - When a short drive to the supermarket ends in a preventable tragedy
Despite the passage of time, Paramedic Team Leader Ewan Hoggan isn’t ashamed to admit being overcome with emotion when recalling one life-changing call out.
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27 June 2022
Mock road crash aimed at driving home road safety message
Emergency services in Orkney will be dealing with a mock road crash on Kirkwall’s Broad Street on Saturday 2 July as part of driving home a hard-hitting road safety message.
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20 June 2022
Your Community Council Needs You!
Your Community Council needs you and that is why we have extended the deadline of Orkney’s Community Council Elections to enable more people to get involved.
