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The Royal Navy Northern Diving Group will march through Kirkwall on July 9 as part of formalities conferring the Freedom of Orkney on the organisation.
29 June 2021
Roads around central Kirkwall will be closed between midday and 2pm on Friday 9 July to enable a Freedom of Orkney ceremony and public procession to take place, with some bus services affected too.
29 June 2021
The diversity and beauty of Orkney’s underwater wildlife is revealed in eight new short films released this week by the North Isles Landscape Partnership Scheme.
29 June 2021
Orkney Islands Council is proud of its workforce – many of whom will be your friends, neighbours or relatives - with over a quarter of Orkney’s working population employed with the local authority.
29 June 2021
Work of the Lifeboat crew remains at the heart of the community.
28 June 2021
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) have advised that refurbishment work at the Sunnybank Substation in Stromness will mean restrictions to traffic and pedestrian access at times over the days ahead.
28 June 2021
Donation will go towards second detection dog.
28 June 2021
Surface dressing work has been temporarily suspended because of a mechanical problem.
25 June 2021
Councillors have praised the ‘magnificent efforts’ of OIC staff for their role in the delivery of many millions of pounds in Covid-19 support to businesses in Orkney.
25 June 2021
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