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20 January 2021
Call for volunteers to join Children’s Panel in Orkney
Orkney Islands Council is urging people interested in the wellbeing and interests of infants, children and young people in the county to consider becoming a member of the local Children's Panel.
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20 January 2021
Deadline extended for comments on ‘Orkney’s Community Wind Farm Project - Hoy’
The deadline date for submission of comments to the Scottish Government on proposed plans for a six turbine, council-owned wind farm at Wee Fea in Lyness, has been extended until March.
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17 January 2021
Businesses urged to join bid for Kickstart paid work placements for young people
Orkney businesses of all sizes are being urged to come forward with potential work placements for local young people, to help the county secure thirty government funded positions for workers aged…
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15 January 2021
Continuation of COVID-19 restrictions - Sport and Leisure facilities update
With Orkney continuing to be in Level Three of the Scottish Governments COVID-19 restrictions until at least the 18 January, we want to update our customers and staff on what impacts this will have…
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12 January 2021
Microsoft Teams accessibility issues resolved
In conjunction with the rest of the UK, parents, carers and pupils in Orkney experienced accessibility issues with Microsoft Teams – one of the main platforms being used for remote learning with…
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12 January 2021
Orkney Opinions signup reminder - January 2021
Orkney Islands Council is asking local residents who have been invited to join Orkney Opinions – but have not yet returned their membership survey - to do so by the end of this week.
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12 January 2021
Home energy efficiency scheme reminder as mercury drops
As the mercury drops, Orkney Islands Council is highlighting again the help available for local householders through the Scottish Government’s HEEPS:ABS scheme to improve the energy efficiency of…
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12 January 2021
Update to the Sustainability Label Generator
The current web service where users produce the Sustainability label (statement) to submit along with their Completion Certificate is being rebuilt. This is as a consequence of support for Adobe…
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11 January 2021
Deadline reminder for Orkney’s Community Wind Farm Project – Hoy planning application comments
Members of the public wishing to support, or object to, proposals for a six turbine wind farm at Wee Fea in Lyness are being reminded that they have until the end of the month (31 January) to do so.
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6 January 2021
Westray and Hoy gritter update
Given this spell of beautiful, but very chilly weather folk in Orkney are enjoying, we are delighted to say that a replacement gritter has arrived on Hoy ready to resume road treatments as required.
