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19 June 2018
Environment Partnership launches biodiversity consultation
Orkney’s Community Planning Environment Partnership is seeking public views on the latest version of its Orkney Local Biodiversity Action Plan.
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18 June 2018
Surface dressing update for 19 to 21 June
The Council will be continuing surface dressing in the Wald Road and Hinderayre Road area of Evie and Rendall (Tuesday 19 June).
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18 June 2018
South Isles recycling collection cancelled this week
Recycling collections in the linked South Isles are to be cancelled next week to allow Council crews to be diverted to grass cutting duties in the area’s kirkyards.
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15 June 2018
Surface dressing update - Saturday 16 June and Monday 18 June
The Council will be carrying out surface dressing for a short time tomorrow (Saturday 16 June) in Orphir in the Kirbister/Waulkmill area between the track west of Waterfold and the junction with the…
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15 June 2018
Evie school opening ceremony
Deputy First Minister John Swinney MSP today (Friday 15 June) performed the official opening ceremony at Orkney’s newest school.
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15 June 2018
Bridge Street Closed on Monday.
Kirkwall's Bridge Street will be closed to traffic this Monday (18 June) as Orkney Islands Council carries out some temporary repairs.
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15 June 2018
Feed into public bus services from 2020
The Orkney community is being asked for input into future public bus services for the county, ahead of preparations by Orkney Islands Council for the next contract period.
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15 June 2018
New cardboard recycling skip at Cursiter
A new cardboard recycling container is now in operation at the Council’s household waste and recycling centre (HWRC) at Cursiter Quarry in Firth.
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14 June 2018
Safety work planned for kirkyards
Work on headstones found to be in an unsafe condition is about to begin at kirkyards in Orkney.
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14 June 2018
Surface dressing update - Friday 15 June
Surface dressing will be carried out tomorrow (Friday 15 June) on the A964 Kirkwall-Houton-Stromness road on the stretch from Houton to Clowally.
