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22 October 2021
Stromness street repairs update
Flagstone repairs are due to be carried out in Stromness over the coming months, starting on Monday 25 October through to mid-March 2022, with a suspension during the Christmas period.
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21 October 2021
Earl Sigurd crew thanked for attending to poorly passenger
The master and crew of the Earl Sigurd ferry have been praised for their quick thinking in attending to a poorly passenger on board.
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21 October 2021
OLECG meets to ensure Orkney is winter ready
The drop in temperatures has reminded us that winter is on the way and in preparation the Orkney Local Emergency Co-ordinating Group (OLECG) has met to ensure partners are winter ready.
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20 October 2021
Packed programme of events for 2021 Orkney Tourism Summit
Eco-travel, sustainable tourism, and cruise liner strategy are just some of the topics up for discussion at this year’s Orkney Tourism Summit, which gets underway next month.
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19 October 2021
Nordic Sea North o’ the Galt plans moving closer
Plans to get the Nordic Sea into service on the Papay to Westray route are moving closer.
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19 October 2021
First stop for new buses in Orkney
The first four brand new buses arrived in Orkney on Friday 15 October 2021.
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18 October 2021
Update on Ayre Mills roundabout road works - 18 October
Unfortunately, weather-related delays has meant that phase two of the resurfacing works on Ayre Mills roundabout only got underway this morning (Monday 18 October).
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11 October 2021
Orkney Gateway consultation on World Heritage Site proposals closes this Friday
The consultation on ‘Orkney Gateway’ proposals for future management of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site (WHS) closes this Friday, 15 October at 5pm.
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7 October 2021
Warning to youths congregating at Kirkwall Travel Centre of extra Police patrols
Police will be carrying out additional patrols of Kirkwall town centre as antisocial behaviour continues to plague the area around the Kirkwall Travel Centre.
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6 October 2021
Royal Mail Press Release - Another Royal Mail First: Company Trials Delivering 100% of Remote Community's Mail By Lower Emission Drone
This week, Royal Mail has started a trial of scheduled, autonomous flights for two weeks between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay (both in the Orkney Islands) with Windracers Ltd to help better connect…
