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24 September 2024
Celebrating 20 years of Active Schools - More Children, More Active, More Often
This year marks 20 years of Active Schools – delivered in partnership by local authorities and sportscotland.
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23 September 2024
South Ronaldsay folk asked to help ‘fine tune’ community transport service
The Council’s Transportation Service is seeking further feedback from South Ronaldsay residents to ‘fine tune’ the pilot on-demand door-to-door community transport service in the area.
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20 September 2024
Roads update for week starting 23 September 2024
A summing up of road delays and closures due to road works and events underway or soon to start in the county - for the week starting Monday 23 September 2024.
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19 September 2024
‘Hard-hitting’ road safety message driven home to Orkney students
“The hug of despair” - that’s how Sergeant Simon Hay described the slumping of a parent who has received the devastating news that their child has been killed in a road crash.
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19 September 2024
Eday and Hoy Orkney Matters 2 events – dates announced
Dates for Orkney Matters 2 events in Eday and Hoy have been announced.
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19 September 2024
Orkney Careers Fair to highlight employment, training and educational pathways
Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Orkney and Skills Development Scotland (SDS) are joining forces to host the third Orkney Careers Fair this October in Kirkwall.
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17 September 2024
A look back at Sport and Leisure summer fun!
Summer fun travelled right around Orkney this summer, as more than 1200 local folk enjoyed activities laid on by the Council’s Sport and Leisure team.
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17 September 2024
Museum to open this Sunday as Ness of Brodgar exhibition enters its final days
As the Ness of Brodgar exhibition enters its final weeks, The Orkney Museum will open this Sunday from 10am to 4pm.
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17 September 2024
Warning over travel centre
Kirkwall’s Travel Centre could be subject to early closures again if ongoing issues around anti-social behaviour are not resolved.
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17 September 2024
Wave of interest in marine planning consultation
The Council’s Marine Planners are delighted with the significant wave of interest shown in the draft Orkney Regional Marine Plan and Finfish Farming Spatial Guidance consultations.