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16 June 2022
Double win for Orkney twins at Young Enterprise UK finals
Twin students Arthur and Benjamin Derrick have taken a distinctive Orkney feathered favourite and turned it into an enterprising business opportunity – bagging a catalogue of national awards.
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30 May 2022
Orkney’s streets turn Platinum Jubilee red, white and blue!
Orkney’s main thoroughfare turned red, white and blue as part of the HM the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations on Monday morning 30 May.
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27 May 2022
Platinum Jubilee Celebrations for Orkney
A number of community celebration events are due to take place in Orkney next week to mark Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
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13 May 2022
First lady of the sea to receive royal welcome!
70 Union Jacks and around 180 schoolchildren part of HM the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations
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9 May 2022
Norwegian Constitution Day 2022 programme
Orkney’s special friendship with Norway will be celebrated this Tuesday (17 May) when the annual Norwegian Constitution Day takes place.
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6 May 2022
Count Begins
The Council's Returning Officer, John Mundell, has outlined the process which lies ahead as the Local Government elections count has begun with the opening of the first ballot boxes for the Stromness…
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28 April 2022
Papdale Primary School community to come together again
The bairns have returned to the classroom following the Easter break and now it’s the turn of the wider Papdale Primary School community!
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27 April 2022
Talk PANTS! parent virtual workshops dates announced
Following the success of the recent Talk PANTS! online workshops for registered childminders, homeschoolers and professionals, new dates have been announced for parental sessions.
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26 April 2022
“You shall go to the ball!”
Would you like to feel like a real-life Cinderella fairy godmother?
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26 April 2022
Local Council Elections – Know Your Stuff
With a week to go until Orkney goes to the polls to vote for the new cohort of OIC Elected Members, the Council’s Elections Team has issued some key reminders
