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13 June 2023
Aurrida – dressed for success!
Staff from Aurrida House were dressed for success during a fundraiser at the weekend, which has raised almost £2,500 - five times their original target of £500!
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12 June 2023
Tour guiding and TV stars – Sanday School students share the inside story on their island’s heritage!
A number of students at Sanday Junior High School have been given a taste of life as a tour guide and the film industry as part of a project to give them, and others, a better understanding of the…
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12 June 2023
St Magnus Café – reduced opening hours
We know how you value the service at the Kirkwall Community Centre’s St Magnus Café, but from today, 12 June, until Wednesday 28 June, the café will be operating reduced hours.
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12 June 2023
Treat yourself to a new job at St Magnus Café!
Staff from the Kirkwall Community Centre’s St Magnus Café say it’s a great place to work with regular and visiting customers who value the service on offer.
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12 June 2023
Lidar surveys take to Orkney’s skies
Those admiring Orkney's beautiful big blue skies over the last few days might have spotted a low flying plane carrying out important survey work for Orkney Islands Council.
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9 June 2023
Special delivery of handmade “quilted hugs” for Orkney’s young care leavers
A very special delivery of handmade “quilted hugs” was made to Orkney Health and Care (OHAC) this week to pass on to young people who are leaving the care system.
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9 June 2023
Algal blooms in local waters – be aware
Orkney Islands Council’s Environmental Health Team has placed warning notices at the Loch of Kirbister and Loch of Harray after confirmation from SEPA that blue green algal blooms have been found in…
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8 June 2023
“Admiral Nurse” for those living with dementia in Orkney is a first for Scotland
The care and support provided for those living with dementia and their families in Orkney has taken a significant step forward with the launch of a new Admiral Nurse service for the first time in…
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6 June 2023
Tall Ships “trip of a lifetime” for 16 young Orkney folk
Sixteen young folk from Orkney will take part in a Tall Ships sailing experience this summer in what promises to be the trip of a lifetime!
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5 June 2023
Fae Quoy tae Castle, twenty years on
The buildings of Westray - an Orkney island’s snapshot in time
