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5 September 2024
Final call for Local Development Plan land and ideas submissions
Landowners and communities who wish to submit their ideas or have their sites considered for development as part of the review of Orkney’s Local Development Plan have until the end of the month to…
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5 September 2024
Council keen to work with communities over property disposal
A plan to manage the Council’s property has been approved by Councillors this week (Tuesday 3 September).
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3 September 2024
Wreaths laid for seafarers past and present on Merchant Navy Day
Wreaths were laid at the Kirk Green War Memorial outside St Magnus Cathedral this morning, Tuesday 3 September 2024, during a remembrance event marking Merchant Navy Day.
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2 September 2024
‘Fair Winds and Following Seas’ to Stromness Sailing Club as they embark on new venture
It’s anchors up and away for the Stromness Sailing Club who have been awarded a grant of up to nearly £78k from the Council’s Community Development Fund (CDF).
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2 September 2024
OIC winter treatment contracts
If you are a contractor or farmer with plant equipment for hire that could assist during periods of extreme weather or for civil engineering works, then the Council wants to hear from you.
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30 August 2024
Combined gift voucher for Cathedral tours launched
People can now buy a combined gift voucher for both St Magnus Cathedral tours – keep your feet on the ground with a wander around the historic graveyard or reach new heights with a tour of the upper…
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30 August 2024
Four areas across Orkney benefit from “transformative” 4G mobile programme
Mobile coverage across four areas of Orkney – Stronsay, Burray, Deerness and Rackwick - has been expanded as part of the Scottish Government’s Scottish 4G Infill (S4GI) £28.75 million programme.
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27 August 2024
New measures to help protect birds from avian flu
Our Trading Standards team is reminding bird keepers of new UK-wide legislation coming into force soon which requires all keepers of outdoor birds to register their birds.
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27 August 2024
Talking Point! Orkney Digital Roadshow Event hailed a success
Partnership working between teams at Orkney Islands Council and BT helped deliver a successful Roadshow event at the Orkney Library & Archive communicating key messages to more than 200 folk ahead of…
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27 August 2024
Shout out for island voices ahead of Orkney 2025
Local folk are being urged to submit stories and writing showcasing island life for a special public arts project centred on island identity, as the county prepares for visitors from around the world…
