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30 March 2023
Twelve local athletes awarded grants towards travel costs
A number of local athletes have been selected to benefit from funding to enable them to keep on track with their chosen sports.
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29 March 2023
KGS students launch anti-racism campaign including a story about “Beuy” the black Orkney vole!
A group of young students from Kirkwall Grammar School are tackling racism head on with a series of planned activities over the coming months.
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28 March 2023
Carers Conference a first for community heroes
The needs and challenges of community heroes providing vital care for vulnerable folk in Orkney will be front and centre at a special gathering in May.
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28 March 2023
Royal rowan takes root in Tankerness House Gardens
The Royal rowan sapling has been planted within the gardens of Tankerness House.
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27 March 2023
Recharge your batteries at Papdale Park – while your EV does the same!
Papdale Park now comes fully equipped with an EV charger at the site.
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24 March 2023
Parasport festival puts smiles on bairns' faces
Orkney’s Parasport Festival took place last Friday (17 March) after a hugely successful launch last year.
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23 March 2023
Glaitness School Run to Net Zero - Walk to School Week – Monday 20-24 March
Families, bairns and staff from the Glaitness School community will be celebrating the end of the first part of their journey to Net Zero with a “Walk to School Week”.
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21 March 2023
SEPA flood warning extended
SEPA have extended their flood warning for Orkney for tomorrow morning (Wednesday).
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21 March 2023
SEPA flood warning for the ‘Hope, Burray and Stromness
SEPA have now issued a flood warning for St Margaret’s Hope, Burray and Stromness for Wednesday (22 March).
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20 March 2023
SIRFA symposium in Orkney
Experts from around the world are gathering in Orkney this weekend for the third, and final, Scotland’s Island Research Framework for Archaeology (SIRFA) symposium.