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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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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
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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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4 July 2022
Locals praised for patience as new swathe of road works start
Orkney Islands Council is thanking local drivers and businesses for their patience after what has been a busy period for road works in the county, as the next swathe of works get underway.
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4 July 2022
Papdale Park Works Continue
Work on an improved community space in Papdale is continuing – with the first phase of the project due to be completed by the end of September.
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1 July 2022
New tags for unemptied bins to help households get back on track
The Council has introduced a new yellow tag for bins when householders get in a muddle with collections.
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1 July 2022
Scapa Flow Museum appears on BBC1 in Who Do You Think You Are
Orkney Islands Council's newly redeveloped Scapa Flow Museum has appeared on the small screen when an episode of the current series of ‘Who Do You Think You Are’, featuring Ralf Little, aired last…
