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7 September 2018
Film Festival returns with support from Film Hub Scotland
Orkney Islands Council and West Side Cinema have secured strategic support from Film Hub Scotland to continue to develop film exhibition and community cinema provision in the county.
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4 September 2018
Report Published on Community Conversations Feedback
The public would like the Council to spend more of their reserves on improving community life in Orkney - and are also willing to look at their communities taking on more responsibility for their…
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4 September 2018
New Tour App for St Magnus Cathedral
Visitors to St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall can now access a handy app providing an audio-visual guide to the iconic building.
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4 September 2018
Call for photos of Orcadians lost in First World War as Armistice approaches
Orkney Islands Council is urging local people to see if they can help complete a photographic collection of all Orcadian service personnel killed during the First World War, as the centenary of the…
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30 August 2018
The Red Ensign flies for Merchant Navy Day
The Red Ensign flag will fly this Monday 3 September over the Town Hall in Kirkwall as Orkney Islands Council joins UK-wide events in recognition of the nation's merchant seafarers.
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17 August 2018
Scapa Flow Museum Painting Conservation Appeal
An oil painting which at one time adorned the walls of the canteen at the Royal Navy Base in Lyness has been selected to be restored via public donations.
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17 August 2018
Free Sanitary Products for Orkney Schools
Free sanitary products are to be made available in Orkney's schools from the first day of the new school term (Tuesday 21 August).
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16 August 2018
New community learning guide for Autumn 2018 is now available
The new community learning guide for Autumn 2018 is now available. The guide contains information about the Autumn programme of courses and other activities provided by the Council's Learning and…
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16 August 2018
Annual Canvass Underway - Don't Lose Your Voice
Residents in Orkney are being encouraged not to lose their voice on matters that affect them by completing and returning their annual canvass form to the Electoral Registration Office as soon as…
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14 August 2018
King Street road closure
The Council is advising that King Street in Kirkwall will be closed to traffic from tomorrow morning (Wednesday 15 August) for essential work to take place.
