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2 April 2025
Drop-in to find out more about the digital switchover!
Two drop-in sessions offering support and information for people on the ‘switch-off' of analogue phone lines are coming to Orkney next week.
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1 April 2025
2025 Cruise season ahoy!
Orkney’s cruise season is underway – and there’s been some fantastic spring weather to welcome our cruise visitors to our shores already.
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1 April 2025
Latest round of ATAS grants announced - travel award is a “massive boost” says athletics competitor
From swimmers to a kickboxer, Olympic weightlifters to a climber – just a few of the 15 Orkney athletes to benefit from the latest round of Athlete Travel Award Scheme (ATAS) awards.
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31 March 2025
Skulls and dancing skeletons - tour reveals messages on Cathedral gravestones
Have you a fascination for gravestones and what they can tell us about life at the time?
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28 March 2025
Free inter-island ferry travel introduced for young people in Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides
The Scottish Government has announced that 1 April 2025 will see the introduction of free inter-island ferry travel for all island residents under the age of 22 within Orkney, Shetland and the Outer…
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27 March 2025
St Magnus Cathedral next for routine checks
Broad Street in Kirkwall may be single lane at times on Tuesday 1 April (weather dependent) to allow high level surveys via a crane to be carried out on St. Magnus Cathedral – to the West Front and…
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27 March 2025
Roads update for week starting 31 March 2025
A summing up of road delays and closures due to road works, cruise visits and events - for the week starting Monday 31 March 2025.
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27 March 2025
Orkney’s 2025 Easter Holiday Programme launches
A fun packed Easter programme of activities for the Spring holidays has been launched – and even better, some of them are free!
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26 March 2025
Ferry fares to rise in line with Transport Scotland
Fares on the internal ferry routes serving Orkney are to rise by 10% in line with the rate set by Transport Scotland for subsidised external ferry services.
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26 March 2025
Prom Pop Up dates announced! Glamour galore returns to KGS and Stromness Academy
Our Prom Pop-Ups are back!
