News - Service Disruptions
Latest news
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16 January 2024
Weather disruption roundup - Tuesday 16 January 2024
A roundup of disruption to Council services due to bad weather today, Tuesday 16 January 2024
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16 January 2024
Stromness Warehouse Buildings to close earlier on Thursdays until further notice
Stromness Warehouse Buildings will be closing at the earlier time of 4.45pm every Thursday, due to temporary staffing level issues - starting this week (Thursday 18 January) and until further notice.
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5 January 2024
Roads update for week starting Monday 8 January 2024
An update on road closures and delays, due to road and utility works and community events, for the week starting 8 January 2024:
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5 January 2024
General weather disruption update - 3 to 5 January
OIC is urging motorists to be vigilant about wind blown debris on the roads and drifting sand especially in the current bad weather.
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18 December 2023
Garson and Hatston tips temporarily closed Tuesday 19 December
Hatston and Garson household waste and recycling centres will be closed on Tuesday 19 December
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7 December 2023
Festive Period Commercial Refuse Collections
Commercial refuse collection days over the Christmas and New Year period are listed below.
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6 December 2023
Festive period waste and recycling - Isles
Regular collections will resume on Monday 8 January 2024.
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18 October 2023
X10 Bus to Hatston Ferry
Please be aware that the X10 public service bus will depart at the earlier time of 6:45pm from the Kirkwall Hotel to run in accordance with the arrival of the Kirkwall/Aberdeen/Lerwick ferry at…
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28 September 2023
Flood defences deployed at St Marys and St Margarets Hope ahead of high tides
Our roads team spent Thursday this week deploying the flood defences at St Margarets Hope, and later in the day at St Marys also.
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31 August 2023
Hoy Head prop issue resolved
The Hoy Head service is back up and running after engineers resolved an issue with the propellor earlier today (30 August).
