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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.
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19 November 2021
Children in Need at Shapinsay Primary
Children in Need will benefit to the tune of £188.29 thanks to the efforts of all at Shapinsay School.
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19 November 2021
Stromness flagstone works update – Friday 19 November
The works on John Street have been completed with all barriers and signs now removed and the section reopened, today, Friday 19 November.
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19 November 2021
Roadworks update as at 19 November - and bus services impacted
A further update on the Council’s roadworks programme that will take us up to the festive holiday period – that’s right folks, it’s just five weeks until Christmas Eve!
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19 November 2021
Please be seated for the arrival of a special new chair at Orkney Museum!
A new donation of a David M. Kirkness-made Orkney chair to the Orkney Museum has caused great excitement among the curators and staff there.
