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27 June 2022
Local arts opportunity for national COVID memorial
Orkney Islands Council is reminding local artists of a unique opportunity to create a COVID memorial in close collaboration with the Orkney community, as part of the national ‘Remembering Together’…
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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
Road Safety Event - When a short drive to the supermarket ends in a preventable tragedy
Despite the passage of time, Paramedic Team Leader Ewan Hoggan isn’t ashamed to admit being overcome with emotion when recalling one life-changing call out.
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27 June 2022
Road Safety Event - the "Fatal Five"
Orkney-born Sergeant David Miller is based in Dingwall with the Highland and Islands Road Policing Unit so he has witnessed many horrific – and tragically preventable – deaths on the country’s roads.
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27 June 2022
Road safety event – “My first fatal road traffic incident was someone I knew”
John McKenna was a young trainee fire fighter when he witnessed his first fatal road traffic incident – made all the more difficult as the victim was someone he knew.
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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
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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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.
