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25 November 2021
Resurfacing works update - 25 November 2021
A quick update on road resurfacing works underway or soon to start, as of today (25 November).
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23 November 2021
Carness Housing Development Welcomes New Tenants
Orkney’s latest social housing development has been officially handed over to the Council by its building contractor – with tenants moving in from this week.
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23 November 2021
Westray School’s Children in Need effort
Westray Junior High School has raised £163.31 for this year’s Children in Need.
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22 November 2021
Children in Need at Glaitness raises more than double last year’s total
One of the pupil contribution groups took responsibility for organising this year’s events. Their aim was to beat last year’s total but in the end they more than doubled it! The committee included…
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22 November 2021
Man rescued after falling into Kirkwall harbour
The quick actions of an OIC Marine Services piermaster and a skipper almost certainly saved the life of a man who had fallen into the icy water at Kirkwall harbour earlier this month.
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22 November 2021
Lamb back on the menu at schools for St Andrews Day thanks to the Mart
Pupils across Orkney will, once again, be enjoying lamb on the school menu this St Andrews Day after a kind donation from the Orkney Auction Mart.
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22 November 2021
Hammy of Hamnavoe House is the purrfect companion!
The residents of Hamnavoe House in Stromness are feline great thanks to the company of a furry friend.
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22 November 2021
IJB annual accounts approved admist financial challenges
Members of the Integration Joint Board Audit Committee were told last week (17 November) that the IJB has “appropriate and effective financial management arrangements in place” – however the board’s…
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19 November 2021
Advance notice of roadworks – St Mary’s, Holm
We are giving advance warning of a road closure required while roadworks are carried out at The Inn, St Mary’s, Holm, starting on Monday 13 December 2021.
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19 November 2021
The show will go on!
Orkney schools’ staff are pulling out all the stops again this year to ensure it’s still a Christmas cracker for children and their parents in the run up to the holiday season.
