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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’ (RCSLT) VoiceBox joke competition.
5 June 2024
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 the Stuart Cup to the delight of the Orkney public.
5 June 2024
Elected members at today’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 replacement programme for Orkney.
5 June 2024
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.
5 June 2024
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.
4 June 2024
The Notice of Election for the forthcoming UK General Election has now been published for the Orkney and Shetland Constituency.
4 June 2024
Stromness Academy held its annual ‘Celebration Evening’, recognising the efforts, achievement, and contributions to the life of the school of its students.
4 June 2024
The Council is reminding the public about the dangers to our waste team staff of incorrectly disposing of gas canisters.
3 June 2024
An Election is to be held for a Member of Parliament to serve the Orkney & Shetland Constituency.
Nomination papers can be obtained from the office of the Returning Officer, Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY, during the times stated below.
31 May 2024
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.
30 May 2024