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15 June 2020
Change to Support Hub call centre hours - 29 June 2020
The Community Support Hub call centre at the Pickaquoy Centre is changing its opening hours from Monday, June 29 to Monday to Friday, 09:00 -17:00.
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12 June 2020
Stromness Academy: We are Writers!
The new S2 pupils at Stromness Academy have been busy during lockdown and are set to publish a book before the end of term.The book - Stromness Academy: We Are Writers! - is a collection of the…
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10 June 2020
Date Set for North Isles By-Election
Orkney Islands Council has announced that a council by-election will be held in Orkney for the North Isles Ward on Thursday 1 October 2020.
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10 June 2020
Cursiter Quarry Extension Decision Deferred
A decision on whether or not to grant planning permission for an extension to the council-owned Cursiter Quarry in Finstown has been deferred for a site visit in due course.
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10 June 2020
Sailing into retirement – after nearly 44 years’ service to OIC
One of Orkney Islands Council’s longest serving employees – Hazel Stephen – is retiring after nearly 44 years’ continuous service.
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10 June 2020
OIC contracted suppliers encouraged to seek assistance under Relief Scheme
Orkney Islands Council is encouraging all companies who provide contracted services to the council to apply for assistance under the Supplier Relief Scheme.
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4 June 2020
Kerbside recycling and HWRCs
Orkney Islands Council wants to thank people who visited the Hatston and Garson Household Waste Recycling Centres this week for their consideration and co-operation.
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4 June 2020
Road works planned for Kirkwall
Orkney Islands Council are advising that they will be carrying out some road repair works in Kirkwall over the next few weeks.
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3 June 2020
OLECG continues to meet
Orkney Local Emergency Co-ordination Group (OLECG), made up of representatives from a broad range of organisations, including the emergency and public services, transport providers, the utilities and…
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1 June 2020
Garson and Hatston recycling centres – phased re-opening begins on Tuesday
The Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) at Hatston and Garson are set to reopen on Tuesday (June 2) - and will initially accept only garden waste.
