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7 November 2018
Shuttle bus available for Scapa event
A shuttle bus service will operate on Sunday 11 November to help people attend the Armistice Day event at Scapa Beach.
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7 November 2018
Remembrance Sunday programme of events
This year’s Remembrance Sunday, November 11, marks the centenary of the Armistice that brought to an end to the hostilities of the Great War.
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7 November 2018
Recycling update for Kirkwall Area 2
Orkney Islands Council is advising customers in Kirkwall West and Kirkwall South (Area 2) whose recycling was not collected yesterday (Tuesday 8 November) that they can present their bins again this…
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6 November 2018
Work underway to repair cable damage
Orkney Islands Council is dealing with an incident that has created major IT problems at many of its facilities.
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6 November 2018
EV charging points maintenance work taking place
Orkney Islands Council is carrying out important maintenance work on its electrical vehicle charging points recommended by engineers.
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2 November 2018
Flotta serviceman to be remembered at Scapa Beach commemoration
A courageous Orkney soldier who lost his life during the First World War has been chosen as the face of Armistice commemorations in the islands.
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1 November 2018
Cathedral walls bear witness to special armistice film
The walls of Orkney’s St Magnus Cathedral were transformed this evening as the internationally significant building became the canvas for a short film marking the centenary of the end of the First…
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31 October 2018
News in more detail – travel expenses
A recent Freedom of Information request asked for a breakdown of the expenses claims made by the chief executives of a number of public sector organisations over the last three years.
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29 October 2018
Scapa 100 fund launched to help mark scuttling of German fleet
A special fund to help retell the remarkable tale of the scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow almost 100 years ago has been launched by Orkney Islands Council.
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24 October 2018
GMB portrait restored thanks to labour of love
One of the best known portraits of George Mackay Brown has been returned to its former glory and has gone on show in Orkney once again.
