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6 August 2024
Crowd gathers at Kirkwall Fire Station Road Safety Open Day
Kirkwall Fire Station played host to a Road Safety Open Day within Burgh Car Park on Saturday.
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5 August 2024
Calling all senior students and parents – exam support dates for your diaries!
Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) exam results will be published on Tuesday 6 August 2024. Candidates who signed up to the MySQA service will receive their results by email or text at around…
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1 August 2024
Kerb appeal with a difference is launched by the Council!
Wheelchair user backs Council appeal urging drivers to adhere to pavement ban
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25 July 2024
Views sought on how the Council buys in goods, services and works
Folk in Orkney are being asked to share their views on how the Council buys goods, services and works from third parties – ensuring that its spending power is used sustainably and achieves value for…
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24 July 2024
Finfish farming – guiding the right development to the right place
The Council’s Marine Planners are seeking views on draft guidance for potential new fish farming developments in Orkney.
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24 July 2024
Reading the riot act? Definitely not – but Library staff are stunned to receive two overdue books loaned out in the 1970s!
We are playing “ketchup” here and “canoe” quite believe it - but two overdue books have been returned to Orkney Library & Archive – with a combined loan date of nearly 100 years!
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24 July 2024
Keeping Orkney’s marine region clean, healthy, safe and productive
Widespread public consultation is due to get underway on 1 August 2024 to guide decision making on coastal and marine developments and activities in Orkney.
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22 July 2024
“Western Isles” arrives into Scapa Flow!
The Dana Petroleum-operated, Western Isles, floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility, arrived in Scapa Flow on Friday evening (19 July 2024).
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22 July 2024
Cathedral and Scapa Flow Museum named “traveller favourites”
We have known from the outset that both St Magnus Cathedral and Scapa Flow Museum are very special sites to visit – and we are delighted that so many of our visitors agree!
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22 July 2024
Student funding open for applications
Orkney Islands Council is advising that applications are now open for assistance towards the cost of supporting young people to continue their studies.
