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5 June 2024
Knock, knock – who's there? It's Ronan and he’s made the final of a national joke telling competition!
A pupil from North Walls Community School is set to raise a laugh on the national stage this week (June 6) after qualifying for the final of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists’…
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5 June 2024
Council Convener praises sporting achievement as Orkney retains Stuart Cup
Council Convener Graham Bevan says Orkney’s junior inter-county athletes and coaches should be “incredibly proud of a sensational sporting performance” at the weekend, which saw the local team lift…
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5 June 2024
Survey launched to shape Community Learning and Development Plan
The Orkney Community Learning and Development Partnership are encouraging folk to respond to a questionnaire to help shape their three-year plan around the services you would like them to prioritise.
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5 June 2024
Committee recommendations an 'important step forward in our ferry replacement programme'
Elected members at this week's Development and Infrastructure Committee have supported recommendations that will see a programme of works carried out to develop a Final Business Case for a ferry…
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4 June 2024
Stromness Academy honours student achievement during celebration
Stromness Academy held its annual ‘Celebration Evening’, recognising the efforts, achievement, and contributions to the life of the school of its students.
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4 June 2024
Notice of election published
The Notice of Election for the forthcoming UK General Election has now been published for the Orkney and Shetland Constituency.
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4 June 2024
Local Development Plan - upcoming drop in meetings
Drop in meetings are being held in Dounby, Kirkwall and St Margaret’s Hope this month as part of the Orkney Local Development Plan review process.
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3 June 2024
Gas canister safety reminder
The Council is reminding the public about the dangers to our waste team staff of incorrectly disposing of gas canisters.
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31 May 2024
Notice of Election - UK Parliamentary Election - For the Orkney & Shetland Constituency
Contact details for the Electoral Registration Officer are as follows:-
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30 May 2024
Eurovision fans strike the right note after “Finding Nemo” during chance meeting!
The Council’s Eurovision fans Karl and Andrew Kemp were successful in “Finding Nemo” - this year’s winning act from Switzerland - when they bumped into them in a restaurant ahead of the grand final.
