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28 April 2022
Finstown road works update
Resurfacing works on the A965 (main Kirkwall to Stromness Road) junction with Old Finstown Road are now in the final stages and expected to be completed by polling day.
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27 April 2022
Orkney College UHI free online care course means young mum can purse her dream career
Living on an outer island and having a young baby were no barrier to Nicole Ross pursuing her dream of a career in care.
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27 April 2022
Avian flu housing measures to be lifted – biosecurity measures to remain
Housing measures introduced to tackle an outbreak of bird flu will be lifted on Monday 2 May, the UK Government has confirmed.
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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
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26 April 2022
Stronsay pupils in training for five-mile log pull
Two Stronsay Junior High School pupils are pulling out all the stops – and a 27kg log - to help raise funds for repair work to a valuable lifesaving resource on the island - the community’s First…
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25 April 2022
Orphir School “bag the bruck”
The sun shone for the pupils and staff at Orphir Community School during their “bag the bruck” clean up on Thursday (21 April).
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25 April 2022
George Mackay Brown artwork installed on commemorative trail
An artwork inspired by George Mackay Brown has been installed on a trail celebrating the life and work of one of Scotland’s most prominent writers, in what has been dubbed ‘George’s end of toon’.
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22 April 2022
Road works update - 22 April
An update on road works underway and coming up:
