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8 June 2021
Surface dressing update for Wednesday 9 June
Following completion of surface dressing today at Heath House Road in Stenness, crews will be moving to two sections of road tomorrow, 9 June, in Holm:
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8 June 2021
Beside the Ocean of Time - exhibition marks 100 years of George Mackay Brown
A new exhibition at The Orkney Museum marks 100 years since the birth of one of Orkney's most prominent writers, George Mackay Brown.
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8 June 2021
OIC staff going the extra mile through volunteering and charitable work – Derek Allan
Orkney Islands Council is proud of its workforce – many of whom will be your friends, neighbours or relatives - with over a quarter of Orkney’s working population employed with the local authority.
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8 June 2021
Public views sought as Papdale community park exhibition boards now on view at KGS
Exhibition boards detailing the preferred concept for a new community park at Papdale in Kirkwall are now in place close to the path at Kirkwall Grammar School.
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8 June 2021
Surface dressing update for 8 June
Surface dressing road works are continuing with work at Heath House Road in Stenness today, 8 June.
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7 June 2021
Could you - or someone you know - be an unpaid carer?
This Carers Week we're asking could you - or someone you know - be an unpaid carer?
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4 June 2021
Surface dressing update for Monday 7 June
We have completed surface dressing works on Upper Twatt Road now and crews will be moving to Heath House Road, Stenness, on Monday 7 June.
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4 June 2021
Tribute paid to Hoy Head crew after two people rescued from the sea
Tribute has been paid to the crew of the Orkney Ferries’ vessel, Hoy Head, after their quick-thinking led to the rescue of two people in distress from the sea.
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4 June 2021
Free period products available online
Residents of Orkney can now place online orders for free period products funded by the Scottish Government and have them delivered direct to their door, through the Orkney Islands Council MyOrkney…
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4 June 2021
Central Kirkwall road closure - bus service changes
Public Bus routes 4 (the Kirkwall Airport bus) and 9 (Kirkwall Town Service) are affected by road closures in place next week in central Kirkwall to allow filming and recording to take place for the…
