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9 October 2018
Abattoir Challenge Fund relaunches
Orkney Islands Council is relaunching the Abattoir Challenge Fund.
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5 October 2018
Can you challenge poverty this week?
Local people are being asked to keep an eye out for disadvantage in all its guises this Challenge Poverty week.
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5 October 2018
Stories of our time by Robinson RR – a new exhibition at Orkney Museum
Next Saturday (13 October) sees the opening of the first autumn/winter 2018 exhibition at the Orkney Museum, Tankerness House, Broad Street, Kirkwall.
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4 October 2018
Headstones safety work update
The first phase of work to make safe headstones found to be in a dangerous condition has been completed at four kirkyards in Orkney.
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27 September 2018
Ticket books update from Orkney Ferries
Isles residents with more than one car can now have two vehicles linked to books of travel tickets issued by Orkney Ferries.
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27 September 2018
Views sought on ‘Empty Homes Strategy’
Public views are being sought on Orkney Islands Council's strategy for bringing empty homes back into use.
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26 September 2018
Keeper of Registers of Scotland visits Archive after tweet about oldest document
The Council's Orkney Library and Archive team have been in the news again - this time for their tweet about an item in their care which documents the selling of a piece of land for 'five crowns/krona…
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26 September 2018
Gold Sports Award for two Orkney schools
Two schools in Orkney have been recognised this week with a prestigious national award for innovation and achievement in delivering physical education and extra-curricular sport.
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24 September 2018
Local projects awarded LEADER funding – application deadline looming
Two projects have been awarded funding from the local LEADER fund - with time is running out for other projects looking to secure support from the fund.
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21 September 2018
Free Parking Time Again
Parking is free once again from October 1 for the first hour at a number of town centre car parks in Orkney.
