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Isles asked for feedback on Orkney Inter Island Transport Study - Outline Business Case
Options for the future of inter-island transport in Orkney are being presented to the county’s isles communities for their feedback over coming weeks.
24 June 2021
Cash boost for local tourism welcomed
Orkney Islands Council has welcomed the award of £260,000 in support from the Scottish Government’s Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund (RTIF) for a major upgrade of the Point of Ness campsite in Stromness.
24 June 2021
Bossack waste facility disruptions - 24 and 25 June
For operational reasons the Bossack Household Waste and Recycling Centre will be closed to the general public today, Thursday 24 June and tomorrow, Friday 25 June 2021.
24 June 2021
Health and Care staff lauded for keeping up services in exceptional year
The county’s health and social care teams have been praised for their work over the course of the pandemic in what has been described as “the most challenging and complex financial year in the history of the public sector”.
23 June 2021
OLECG support for NHS Orkney during Covid-19 outbreak
Orkney Local Emergency Co-ordination Group (OLECG) is supporting efforts by NHS Orkney Public Health to contain the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak.
23 June 2021