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12 November 2021
Stromness flagstone repairs - update on road closures for week starting 15 November
Update on road closures in the centre of Stromness due to current flagstone repairs:
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11 November 2021
Widespread community COVID-19 transmission impacting on schools in Orkney
The ongoing community-wide transmission of COVID-19 in Orkney is having an impact – as would be expected – on a number of schools across the county.
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11 November 2021
Cathedral commended at Scottish Parliament
It’s not every day that one is mentioned in the Scottish Parliament.
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11 November 2021
How is your relationship with alcohol?
Alcohol Awareness Week takes place from 15 – 21 November with this year’s theme focused on “alcohol and relationships”.
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10 November 2021
Papdale Primary School and Nursery update – 10 November
Papdale Primary School has seen a rise of 4 COVID-19 cases meaning that as of today, Wednesday, there have been 51 cases among pupils in total. There are eight positive COVID cases among staff and 4…
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10 November 2021
Evie and Firth Primary Schools welcome “home grown” Head Teacher
A born and bred Orcadian – with a breadth of teaching experience across Orkney – has been appointed Head Teacher of Evie and Firth Primary Schools.
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10 November 2021
Road works update - and reminder of impact on public bus services
An update on current and soon-to-commence road resurfacing works as at 10 November, including impacts on public bus services:
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9 November 2021
Unique year for Orkney Ferries scrutinised by Councillors
The last financial year was a unique one for Orkney Ferries, councillors at today's (9 November) Development and Infrastructure Committee (D&I) heard.
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9 November 2021
Four Papdale classes closed for the remainder of this week
Four Papdale Primary School classes – P3M, P6E, P7E and P7M - will remain closed for the rest of this week mainly due to COVID-19-related staffing issues and a continuous small rise in pupil cases…
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8 November 2021
Closure of two classes extended at Papdale – 8 November update
Due to the ongoing reduction in staffing at Papdale Primary School due to COVID-19, classes P7E and P7M will now be closed up to and including Wednesday.