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13 September 2021
St Magnus Cathedral benefits from a little facelift
Orkney’s magnificent St Magnus Cathedral has enjoyed a little facelift.
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13 September 2021
Tackling Flooding Together – event planned to raise “self-help” awareness
Orkney Islands Council is hosting a flood resilience community engagement event this month (September) with a visit from the Scottish Flood Forum (SFF).
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13 September 2021
Benefits reminder – Post Office cards ceasing in November
Orkney Islands Council is reminding members of the public who use a Post Office card account to receive their benefit payments that these accounts are being discontinued from November. (The…
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9 September 2021
Reminder - new food labelling requirements from 1 October
Orkney Islands Council’s Environmental Health team are reminding local food businesses that new legislation which requires food businesses in Scotland to include detailed ingredient and allergen…
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9 September 2021
Joint NHS Orkney/OIC statement - West Mainland Cluster Covid Update
As of Thursday lunchtime (9 September) there were 13 positive PCR test results and a further 6 positive lateral flow results that are awaiting PCR tests from the West Mainland cluster.
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9 September 2021
£100k goes to local organisations in first round of Third Sector Emergency Covid Fund
Seven local third sector services have been awarded a total of £100,783 from the first round of the OIC’s Third Sector Emergency Covid Fund.
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8 September 2021
“Inspiring” Orkney teacher named the first ever Saroj Lal Award winner
An “inspiring” Orkney teacher who works tirelessly to make society a better place for everyone has been named as the first ever recipient of the Saroj Lal Award in recognition of his outstanding work…
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8 September 2021
West Mainland COVID-19 situation
NHS Orkney Public Health and Orkney Islands Council are working closely to contain a COVID cluster in the West Mainland that involves several school children.
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8 September 2021
Orkney's emergency services plead care around cliffs
Orkney's emergency services are pleading with locals and visitors to take care when enjoying our coastline following a recent cliff collapse at Birsay.
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8 September 2021
A wave of cruise speculation
The return of cruise to our shores in Orkney seems to have created a wave of speculation among some small pockets of our community and even further afield.
