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29 September 2021
Challenge Poverty Week - let's talk about making ends meet during COVID-19
This Challenge Poverty Week, Orkney’s Child Poverty Task Force is asking the community to reflect on what being poor really means to local families as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and actions we…
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23 September 2021
Making Ends Meet survey - is your family getting by?
The Orkney Partnership is asking for the views of families with experience of hardship and disadvantage, through a short survey.
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16 September 2021
An open letter to parents/carers from Scotland’s National Clinical Director Jason Leitch
We are now well into the new academic year, and I have been delighted to see reports of children and pupils returning filled with enthusiasm and optimism for the year ahead. I hope that is reflective…
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15 September 2021
Council to start gradual return to public meetings
Orkney Islands Council is set to start holding some of its meetings in public again from 1 October, following consideration of the issue at today’s Special General meeting.
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15 September 2021
COVID-19 – an open letter from Executive Director of Education, Leisure and Housing, James Wylie, to parents/carers of all children and young people in Orkney’s schools
Dear parents and carers,
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9 September 2021
Joint NHS Orkney/OIC statement - West Mainland Cluster Covid Update
As of Thursday lunchtime (9 September) there were 13 positive PCR test results and a further 6 positive lateral flow results that are awaiting PCR tests from the West Mainland cluster.
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9 September 2021
£100k goes to local organisations in first round of Third Sector Emergency Covid Fund
Seven local third sector services have been awarded a total of £100,783 from the first round of the OIC’s Third Sector Emergency Covid Fund.
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8 September 2021
West Mainland COVID-19 situation
NHS Orkney Public Health and Orkney Islands Council are working closely to contain a COVID cluster in the West Mainland that involves several school children.
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3 September 2021
COVID-19 guidance reminder for staff and pupils back in the classroom
As the number of cases of COVID-19 continues to rise across Scotland, the Council is reminding school staff and pupils of measures still in place to try and keep everyone safe while back in the…
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30 August 2021
OIC’s Neil and Sarah Taylor are named Orkney “Local Heroes”
Council employees Neil and Sarah Taylor have been named Orkney “Local Heroes” for the contribution they made to the community by operating a soup kitchen during the pandemic for those in need.
