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23 July 2018
Surface dressing finished for 2018
Surface dressing work on the county's roads has finished for 2018.
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23 July 2018
Oil tank exhibits prepared for storage
The final major piece of work to ready the buildings at the Scapa Flow Museum for redevelopment will get underway this week.
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23 July 2018
Westray refuse collection postponed
Westray residents are advised that due to mechanical issues tomorrow’s refuse collection in Westray tomorrow (Tuesday 24 July) has had to be postponed.
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20 July 2018
Surface dressing update – Monday 23 July
Surface dressing is due to take place on Monday 23 July in Holm, on the Greenwall Road and then the Woodstock Road.
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20 July 2018
Garden House to be new home for VAO
The offices currently used by NHS Orkney are to provide a base for Voluntary Action Orkney following the opening of the new hospital in Kirkwall.
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19 July 2018
Surface dressing - further update for Friday 20 July
Surface dressing work in Hoy has been completed today (Thursday 19 July).
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19 July 2018
OLECG update
The multi-agency Orkney Local Emergency Co-ordinating Group (OLECG) met today (Thursday 19 July) in response to the grounding of the freight vessel MV Priscilla on a skerry in the Pentland Firth.
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18 July 2018
Surface dressing update – Thursday 19 and Friday 20 July
Surface dressing is due to take place on Thursday and Friday this week (19 and 20 July) on a section of the B9047 (the main Moaness - Lyness - Longhope road) from the Hoy Hotel to just past the…
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17 July 2018
Surface dressing update – Wednesday 18 July
Surface dressing is set to continue tomorrow (Wednesday 18 July) on the B9047 (the main Moaness - Lyness - Longhope road) on a 1km section either side of Lyrawa Bay in North Hoy.
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16 July 2018
Surface dressing starts in Hoy
Surface dressing will take place in Hoy this week, with full road closures in place while work is carried out.
