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16 July 2018
Help drive down serious injuries – get your child’s car seat checked
Local emergency services are assisting this years' campaign urging local people to get their car seats checked in light of startling national and local statistics.
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12 July 2018
Surface dressing update – Friday 13 July and Monday 16 July
No surface dressing is planned for Friday or Monday (13 and 16 July).
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12 July 2018
Consultant sought for museum project
The Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to assess the impact of a major redevelopment of the Scapa Flow Museum at Lyness in Hoy.
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11 July 2018
Surface dressing update – Thursday 12 July
Surface dressing is planned for tomorrow (Thursday 12 July) on the B9067 (the Pierowall to Kirbest road) between Gairy and the junction at Tufter (known locally as ‘Tifter’).
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10 July 2018
Surface dressing update - Wednesday 11 July
Surface dressing will start in Westray tomorrow (Wednesday 11 July) on the B9066 (the main Pierowall to Rapness road).
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9 July 2018
Surface dressing – Tuesday 10 July
There will be no surface dressing on Tuesday 10 July as the team prepare to carry out work in Westray.
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9 July 2018
Orkney confirmed as host of the 2023 Island Games
Orkney will host the 2023 Island Games after all 24 member islands of the International Island Games Association (IIGA) voted unanimously to award the event to the county.
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6 July 2018
Recruitment underway for Chair of Orkney Research and Innovation Centre
Experienced people with a wide range of skills in the UK energy sector are invited to apply to the post of Chair of the new Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC).
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6 July 2018
Islands Bill becomes law
The Islands Bill has received Royal Assent and become an Act of the Scottish Parliament.
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6 July 2018
Surface dressing – Saturday 7 July and Monday 9 July
Surface dressing continues tomorrow (Saturday 7 July) in Holm, on the road from Hurtiso to Warthill, where short signed diversions will be in place.
