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26 October 2021
Orkney showcased at Arctic Circle conference
“I was particularly enthused by the future potential of Scapa Flow as an Arctic gateway harbour”.
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21 October 2021
Young Person’s Guarantee Marketplace
An event to enable employers to learn more about how they can support young people in achieving a successful future is being held in Kirkwall.
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21 October 2021
OLECG meets to ensure Orkney is winter ready
The drop in temperatures has reminded us that winter is on the way and in preparation the Orkney Local Emergency Co-ordinating Group (OLECG) has met to ensure partners are winter ready.
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20 October 2021
Packed programme of events for 2021 Orkney Tourism Summit
Eco-travel, sustainable tourism, and cruise liner strategy are just some of the topics up for discussion at this year’s Orkney Tourism Summit, which gets underway next month.
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19 October 2021
Community projects across Orkney attract almost £450,000
Seven organisations in Orkney are to benefit from funding totalling almost £450,000 to support employment, community resilience, health and wellbeing.
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5 October 2021
Autonomous vehicles information session in Stromness
An information session is due to take place at the Orkney Research and Innovation Campus in Stromness next week (Thursday 14 October)for local people to find out more about a pilot project exploring…
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4 October 2021
COP in the community – join the fight against climate change
Orkney Islands Council is to host a series of online discussion groups in the first week of COP26 – aimed at bringing the community together to lead the fight against climate change.
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1 October 2021
Orkney’s 2021 cruise season comes to an end
Orkney’s “mini” cruise season of 2021 has come to a successful conclusion.
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23 September 2021
Tenders sought for consultants to oversee design and build of third new tug
The Council is seeking tenders to provide the consultancy services to oversee the design and build of a third new tug – Vale of Scapa - for the Orkney Harbour Authority.
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20 September 2021
Orkney to pilot self-driving vehicles
Orkney is to play an important role in a pilot project exploring the use of autonomous - or self-driving - vehicles (AVs).
