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24 April 2025
Digital Ferry Voucher Scheme extended to 19-21 year olds
From 23 June 2025, the Scottish Government is extending the concessionary digital ferry voucher scheme to young islanders aged 19 to 21, helping them save money when travelling to and from the…
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18 April 2025
Dress dedicated to Orkney woman convicted of witchcraft to be unveiled at Orkney Library and Archive
A specially created ‘dress’ dedicated to the memory of a local woman, Marabel Couper, who was found guilty of witchcraft and condemned to death ‘by public strangulation and burning at Gallow Ha’, in…
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16 April 2025
New national suicide prevention campaign launches to kick-off Scotland’s biggest conversation about suicide
Scotland’s new national suicide prevention campaign goes live today (16 April 2025).
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11 April 2025
Talk to delve deeper into the history of the Cathedral’s Royal Oak memorial
St Magnus Cathedral has long been a place where people remember and pay tribute to those who gave their lives during both World Wars – and no memorial is more poignant that that of HMS Royal Oak.
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9 April 2025
Mobile signal “mapping” exercise reveals mixed picture across operators in Orkney
Orkney Islands Council has carried out a mobile phone “mapping” exercise to gain a better understanding of the coverage available in parts of Orkney.
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9 April 2025
Isles schools get their kicks out of fun football sessions!
The Council and Scottish Football Association’s (SFA) ongoing Isles Community Programme got the Royal seal of approval from one Stronsay school pupil who declared: “If I was King, I would have…
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4 April 2025
Learning road safety through the power of magic!
Life saving road safety skills for children were conjured up in Orkney schools recently (1 April) through the captivating power of magic! Fully funded by Transport Scotland and facilitated by the…
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4 April 2025
Fees for EV charging set to rise for first time in three years
For the first time in three years, fees for using Orkney Islands Council’s electric vehicle (EV) chargers could be going up – to align with the Scottish average whilst assisting the local authority…
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4 April 2025
Orkney’s bus timetables will see some changes from Monday 7 April, including a number of improvements to services.
Orkney’s bus timetables will see some changes from Monday 7 April, including a number of improvements to services.
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3 April 2025
Open invite to join Orkney’s Norwegian Constitution Day celebrations
Saturday 17 May 2025 is a special day in the Orkney and Norway calendar, with the annual marking of Norwegian Constitution Day.
