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Keeping Orkney Safe – Bonfire Night
The Orkney Community Safety Partnership wants everyone to remember, remember the 5th of November for all the right reasons in 2022!
Police Scotland, The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, and Orkney Islands Council’s Trading Standards and Environmental Health Services are issuing a combined safety message ahead of this year’s bonfire night which falls on a Saturday.
28 October 2022
Road works update for week starting 31 October
A summing up of road works in the county underway or soon to start:
28 October 2022
Public toilets to close overnight for Halloween
Public toilets in Orkney will close overnight on Halloween - so go before you guise!
28 October 2022
Revised guidance on bins following community feedback
Orkney Islands Council has issued revised guidance for householders on putting their bins out for collection.
28 October 2022
Six new affordable homes launched to buy in Stromness
A joint project between Orkney Housing Association Limited (OHAL), Orkney Islands Council and the Scottish Government has seen six new-build properties become available in Stromness for first time buyers or those on low incomes.
Under the Scottish Government's New Supply Shared Equity Scheme, first time buyers can pay between 60% and 80% of the property cost, with the remaining percentage under Scottish Government ownership.
27 October 2022
