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Kirkwall Grammar School students are working on a project to help fellow learners in Pakistan – and they have reached a third of their fundraising target.
14 October 2021
The Council is reminding school staff and pupils of COVID-19 measures still in place to try and keep everyone safe as they return to the classroom after the October break.
14 October 2021
A bell from the battleship HMS Royal Oak has been restored to its former glory and rang out once more on the eve of the 82nd anniversary of the ship’s sinking with the loss of 835 boys and men.
13 October 2021
The consultation on ‘Orkney Gateway’ proposals for future management of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site (WHS) closes this Friday, 15 October at 5pm.
11 October 2021
The Council has recently agreed to work in partnership with Marine Scotland and NatureScot to undertake high resolution digital aerial bird surveys for the North Orkney and Scapa Flow proposed Special Protection Areas.
11 October 2021
Two local charities will benefit from an auction of more than 100 handknitted hats from around the world as part of the celebration events for the centenary of Orcadian poet and writer George Mackay Brown.
11 October 2021
Orkney Native Wildlife Project has come together with Orkney International Science Festival to challenge schools to put their creative hats on and pen to paper.
8 October 2021
Orkney Islands Council is reminding motorists that road works start on Monday (11 October) on the Ayre Mills Roundabout.
8 October 2021
Police will be carrying out additional patrols of Kirkwall town centre as antisocial behaviour continues to plague the area around the Kirkwall Travel Centre.
7 October 2021
An exciting new “community hub” development in the West Mainland – which will help secure the future of three charities in Orkney – got the backing of Councillors on Tuesday 5 October.
6 October 2021