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19 June 2025
Roads update for week starting 23 June 2025
A summing up of road delays and closures due to road and building/utility works, cruise visits and events - for the week starting Monday 23 June 2025.
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18 June 2025
Parents and pupils asked for views on mobile phone use in schools and education settings
Parents, pupils, and staff working in the Council’s schools and nurseries will be asked for their views about mobile phone use in education settings during a wide-ranging consultation.
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17 June 2025
Community minded folk needed for clerk roles in seven areas
Seven community councils in Orkney are seeking community minded folk to help them clerk meetings and keep communication running smoothly. Community Councils are the grassroots voice of local…
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15 June 2025
Council agrees enhanced package for foster carers to kick start recruitment drive
Orkney Islands Council has given its backing to a raft of new measures to better support foster carers to allow them to best meet the needs of children in their care.
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15 June 2025
Thinking about fostering – “go for it”, say the Walker family!
“You can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone” - is an ethos the Walker family in Orkney live by, and which saw them become foster carers to children and young people in the county.
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12 June 2025
Roads update for week starting 16 June 2025
A summing up of road delays and closures due to road and building/utility works, cruise visits and events - for the week starting Monday 16 June 2025.
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12 June 2025
Join the Smiddybrae family for 20th birthday fun this Saturday!
The Orkney public is warmly invited to help celebrate twenty years since the opening of Smiddybrae House care home in Dounby, at a special event on Saturday 14 June.
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12 June 2025
One Month to Go: Orkney Set to Celebrate Sport and Culture at the International Island Games 2025
With just weeks to go, Orkney is putting the final touches to an unforgettable Island Games - where thrilling international sport meets vibrant island heritage, music, food, and community spirit.
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10 June 2025
Public Inspection Notice - Orkney Integration Joint Board Accounts 2024-2025
Notice is hereby given under Regulation 9 (1) of the Local Authority Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2014 that:
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10 June 2025
Public Inspection Notice - Orkney and Shetland Valuation Joint Board 2024-2025
Notice is herebygiven under Regulation 9 (1) of the LocalAuthorityAccounts (Scotland) Regulations 2014 that:
