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Orkney Islands Council is advising that, due to weather forecasts, surface dressing road works planned for today (21 May) at Holland Road in Firth have been postponed until warmer, drier weather returns to the county.
21 May 2021
Plans for the Council’s Roads team to carry out surface dressing tomorrow (Friday 21 May) on Holland Road in Firth are postponed due to weather conditions.
20 May 2021
While not wishing to focus on himself, Edmund Holt was instrumental in laying the foundations – alongside Alistair Bain – for what is now widely recognised as one of Orkney’s Education Service success stories – and now almost 50 years later the Orkney Instrumental Music Service is still going strong.
20 May 2021
Chris Giles – Principal Teacher of Expressive Arts from 2008- 2013.
20 May 2021
Penny Aberdein shares some thoughts and memories from her time with the Orkney Instrumental Music Service from 1998-2008.
20 May 2021
In May the Pickaquoy Centre is normally alive with the sound of music, when over 200 young musicians from across Orkney’s schools come together for the Instrumental Music Service’s annual music course. Due to Covid-19, the course has been cancelled for a second year running.
20 May 2021
Councillors at today’s Policy and Resources committee backed recommendations for a ‘first hour free’ approach at Council car parks across Kirkwall and Stromness for the summer period, starting from July 1.
19 May 2021
Issued on behalf of the Northern Alliance.
The pandemic has required every aspect of our working lives to adapt to more challenging circumstances and regional improvement collaboratives set up to support education and children’s services teams across Scotland are no exception.
19 May 2021
Passengers on Orkney Ferries could see fares reduced by 38% in June, if proposals for a new fares structure are approved by Orkney Islands Council.
18 May 2021
Orkney’s special friendship with Norway was celebrated on Monday 17 May – Norwegian Constitution Day.
18 May 2021