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14 March 2022
Local Government Elections 2022 – Notice of Election and Polling Cards
The lead up to the 2022 Local Government elections picks up pace this week with the publication of a Notice of Election and the arrival of polling cards on doormats.
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14 March 2022
Orkney’s senior students talk lockdown learning and exams
If the past two years has proven anything, it’s how our young students are resilient to change.
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14 March 2022
Thorfinn says goodbye to his long locks while raising nearly £1,500 for charity!
A Firth Primary schoolboy who had 12 inches chopped from his lion-like mane for charity has raised nearly £1,500 - 25 times his original target!
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14 March 2022
Notice of Election
Councillors are to be elected for each of the 6 wards of Orkney Islands Council. The number of councillors to be elected for each ward is as follows:
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14 March 2022
Tree planting event kicks off Platinum Jubilee celebrations
A tree-planting event will be held at Happy Valley on Saturday 26 March as part of this year’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
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14 March 2022
Play your part in planning for our community – complete the census
Orkney Islands Council’s Interim Chief Executive, John Mundell, is urging the community to complete their census accurately to help build a reliable picture of our community’s needs.
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14 March 2022
Commonwealth Flag to Fly in Orkney
The Commonwealth Flag will be flown from the Kirkwall Town Hall today (March 14) for Commonwealth Day.
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10 March 2022
Card payments coming with new car park ticket machines
New ticket machines being installed in Council car parks over coming weeks will offer contactless and ‘chip and pin’ card payments.
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10 March 2022
Easter Study Support opportunities for senior phase learners in Orkney
Orkney senior phase youngsters who are preparing for SQA exams and final assessments are set to benefit from additional funding being made available by Orkney Islands Council.
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10 March 2022
Scapa Flow based drilling rig crews dig deep for charity
Orkney Harbours are delighted to have played a small part in the tremendous fundraising effort by the Stena Spey and Stena Don crews and the Stena Drilling team in raising a magnificent £10,000 for a…
