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13 July 2022
Views sought on flexible bus services in the county
Orkney Islands Council’s Transportation Service is consulting on flexible on demand bus services in the county.
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13 July 2022
More improvements due at Orkney kirkyards
A programme of improvement works across Orkney’s burial grounds has been extended by a year.
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11 July 2022
1000th visitor for Scapa Flow Museum
Visitor numbers are off to a roaring start at the newly-reopened Scapa Flow Visitor Centre and Museum, with the facility welcoming its 1000th visitor over the weekend.
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11 July 2022
OIC appoints to Head of Service Posts
Orkney Islands Council has appointed to three vacant Head of Service posts this week.
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11 July 2022
Scapa Crescent Stopping Up Order Hearing Session Confirmed
The Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) of the Scottish Government is considering a draft stopping up order, to stop up a section of Scapa Crescent, Kirkwall, for car parking related…
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11 July 2022
Welcome for home energy efficiency funding announcement
Orkney Islands Council has welcomed funding worth just over £1.25 million from the Scottish Government to improve the energy efficiency of homes across the county.
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8 July 2022
Roadworks update for this week
A number of roadworks projects are underway around Mainland Orkney, as detailed below. As usual we would like to thank the public for their understanding as the various woks progress and also…
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7 July 2022
OIC recruitment campaign kicks off with news of improved terms for Home Care staff
The Council has launched a recruitment campaign to strengthen Orkney’s dedicated adult care services alongside news of an increase in salaries for Home Care staff.
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7 July 2022
Council Leader welcomes extra sailings announcement – and praises community response
Orkney Islands Council has welcomed the news that NorthLink Ferries will be providing an extra return sailing from Stromness to Scrabster whilst the MV Alfred is off its Pentland Firth route.
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7 July 2022
Council awarded Contract for Difference for Orkney’s Community Wind Farm Project
Orkney Islands Council has been awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) for the Quanterness and Hoy elements of Orkney's Community Wind Farm Project
