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15 September 2021
Longhope Lifeboat Museum upgrading plans move a step closer with £100k Community Development Fund grant
Extensive upgrading work plans for the Longhope Lifeboat Museum moved a step closer this week after Councillors agreed to provide a grant of up to £100,000 towards the project costs from the…
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13 September 2021
Benefits reminder – Post Office cards ceasing in November
Orkney Islands Council is reminding members of the public who use a Post Office card account to receive their benefit payments that these accounts are being discontinued from November. (The…
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8 September 2021
A wave of cruise speculation
The return of cruise to our shores in Orkney seems to have created a wave of speculation among some small pockets of our community and even further afield.
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17 March 2021
Growth deal signed for Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides will release total investment of £335 million
A £100 million investment in the future economic prosperity of Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides was agreed today, as representatives of the UK and Scottish governments joined the Leaders of…
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23 July 2020
£100 million growth deal ‘can transform the islands’
The Leaders of the three Scottish island councils have welcomed the award of £100 million in funding for a growth deal for Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles.
