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14 December 2020
Council plea for no bruck at Hope and Cursiter
Orkney Islands Council is renewing pleas to the community to not leave general waste at the newly re-opened recycling facilities in St Margaret’s Hope and Cursiter.
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14 December 2020
Self care tips for a challenging winter
A leaflet aimed at encouraging local people to pay special attention to their mental wellbeing this winter is launching this week.
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11 December 2020
Festive Season arrangements published
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11 December 2020
Culture Fund opens for applications
Orkney Islands Council is inviting applications for its Culture Fund aimed at supporting cultural activity in Orkney.
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11 December 2020
Orkney Between Islands exhibition launched
An online exhibition – 'Orkney: Between Islands' – has just been launched as part of the Between Islands project.
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11 December 2020
Kerbside recycling update - from 14 December
Here’s an update on recycling collection arrangements for the week ahead – from Monday 14 December.
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11 December 2020
Community Transport Grant Scheme
Applications are invited to the Community Transport Grant Scheme for 2021/2022.
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11 December 2020
OLECG vaccination programme support
Orkney Local Emergency Co-ordinating Group (OLECG) met on Monday 7 December and set up a small cross-agency working group to come together to support NHS Orkney with the COVID-19 vaccination…
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10 December 2020
Council welcomes cancelled Highers exams
Orkney Islands Council has welcomed news that the Scottish Government has taken a definitive stance that Higher and Advanced Higher exams will not go ahead this year and will be replaced instead by…
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10 December 2020
New Kirkwall care facility plans progress
The model for a “future-proofed” 40-place care facility to replace St Rognvald House in Kirkwall has now been approved this week by the Integration Joint Board (IJB).
