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28 April 2022
Papdale Primary School community to come together again
The bairns have returned to the classroom following the Easter break and now it’s the turn of the wider Papdale Primary School community!
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28 April 2022
Recruitment Underway for ‘Unique and Challenging’ OIC Chief Executive Role
The search for a new Chief Executive to lead Orkney Islands Council gets underway this week.
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28 April 2022
Temporary closure of Cursiter Recycling Centre
The Recycling Centre at Cursiter Quarry in Finstown will be closed at 1pm today (Thursday 28 April) to allow for a clean-up operation after various types of inappropriate waste was dumped there.
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28 April 2022
Road works update - 28 April
There will be some bus services affected especially during the Pickaquoy Road closure which have been discussed with Stagecoach. Please contact the company directly on (01856) 870555 for any changes…
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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
