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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
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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24 June 2022
Warm Orkney welcome continues as Stagecoach offer free bus passes to refugees
Stagecoach is the latest company to warmly welcome refugees into the county with the offer of free bus passes.
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23 June 2022
Redeveloped Scapa Flow Museum shortlisted for award
Orkney Islands Council’s Scapa Flow Museum has been shortlisted for a national industry award.
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22 June 2022
Reception early closure – Friday 24 June
Due to staff training, the Council Offices reception will be closing at the slightly earlier time of 3.30pm on Friday 24 June 2022.
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22 June 2022
Abandoned trailers a drag on car park spaces
Trailer owners are being urged not to use public car parks to store their trailers following complaints to the Council from members of the public.
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21 June 2022
Scapa Flow Museum set to welcome visitors again from 2 July
Scapa Flow Museum will welcome visitors again from 2 July – in time for the school holidays.
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20 June 2022
GMB100 public art formally opens with nod to refugee week
George Mackay Brown enthusiasts are invited to attend a poignant formal opening this International Refugee Week of 'Travellers', the public art installation commissioned for the centenary of the…
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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.
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20 June 2022
Island voice at the heart of CoSLA as Orkney’s Councillor Steven Heddle elected new Vice-President
Orkney Islands Councillor Steven Heddle – who was convener of OIC from 2012-2017 – has been voted in as Vice-President of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA).
