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4 October 2021
COP in the community – join the fight against climate change
Orkney Islands Council is to host a series of online discussion groups in the first week of COP26 – aimed at bringing the community together to lead the fight against climate change.
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1 October 2021
Orkney’s 2021 cruise season comes to an end
Orkney’s “mini” cruise season of 2021 has come to a successful conclusion.
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1 October 2021
Orkney’s Karen Bevan is gearing up for UK-wide cooking final
Orkney school chef Karen Bevan is gearing up for a 1,200-mile round trip to compete at the UK-wide School Chef of the Year competition in Birmingham on October 12-13.
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1 October 2021
Next round of Athlete Travel grants opens
A dedicated grant supported by sportscotland to help sportspeople in the Highlands and Islands with the costs of attending competitive and training opportunities is open again for applications from…
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30 September 2021
Westray bin day reminder - collections moving to Monday soon
Orkney Islands Council is reminding Westray residents their collection day for waste and recycling will change to Mondays soon, from the week starting 11 October.
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29 September 2021
Update on Bridge Street and Albert Street road closure
Orkney Islands Council is advising that work to repair flagstones on Bridge and Albert Streets in Kirkwall is progressing well, with Bridge Street and the section of Albert Street up to Laing Street…
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29 September 2021
Major Scottish consortium confirms bid for Orkney and Caithness offshore wind project
• Consortium of Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies and RIDG confirm their ScotWind leasing round bid for the ‘N1’ site near Orkney and Caithness. • The proposal brings together a network of…
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29 September 2021
Challenge Poverty Week - let's talk about making ends meet during COVID-19
This Challenge Poverty Week, Orkney’s Child Poverty Task Force is asking the community to reflect on what being poor really means to local families as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and actions we…
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28 September 2021
Autumn roadworks and road closures
Orkney Islands Council will be carrying out road patching and resurfacing works across Orkney over coming months.
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28 September 2021
Waste and Recycling Centres move to winter opening hours
It’s hard to believe that we are at this time of year again, but we are reminding folk that the Council’s Waste and Recycling Centres will be moving to the winter opening hours on Friday 1 October…
