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Road and bus changes for community events
A look ahead to traffic changes and impacts on buses associated with community events.
16 June 2023
Stronsay Power Supplies – OLECG Update
The multi-agency Orkney Local Emergency Co-ordinating Group (OLECG) met this morning to discuss the ongoing power outage in Stronsay
15 June 2023
Progress flag to fly at OIC this weekend to mark Pride month
The Progress flag will fly from Kirkwall Town Hall from this Friday night, 16 June, throughout the weekend, in support of diversity and equality in the community.
15 June 2023
Businesses warned to be alert to new banking telephone scam
The Council’s Trading Standards Team is advising of a banking telephone scam reported to be targeting businesses in particular.
The fraudsters are using new approaches in an attempt to catch businesses off guard. They will call claiming to be a member of bank staff, indicating that there’s been suspicious transactions appearing on your business account. They’ll claim to be calling to make sure that any fraudulent transactions don’t go through.
14 June 2023
Always remembered – stunning new images of WWI naval wrecks will keep memory of losses alive
Divers working with Orkney’s Scapa Flow Museum have captured some amazing underwater imagery this weekend of two First World War wrecks, both widely regarded as among the UK’s most significant naval losses.
14 June 2023