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Council Launches Customer Service Survey
The Council has launched a survey to encourage feedback from users on their customer service experiences at the main receptions in Kirkwall and Stromness.
It is hoped that folk’s views will highlight areas which are working well but also identify areas that could be improved.
As part of the Council’s Our People - Our Plan journey, there is a determination to ensure that the first point of contact services at Customer Services in Kirkwall and the Warehouse Buildings in Stromness are as good as they can be from the customer perspective.
12 October 2022
Worrying about Money?
Are you worrying about money? Financial support and advice are available in Orkney.
The development of the Worrying About Money? leaflet for Orkney was led by NHS Orkney in collaboration with local organisations. The guide follows three simple steps to help you identify the cause of your money worry, what options are available and where to get help.
11 October 2022
Help support our most vulnerable children in Orkney
Are you passionate about protecting the rights of young people and working to achieve the best possible outcomes for them and their families? Children's Hearings Scotland needs volunteer Panel members for Orkney.
11 October 2022
KGS coding prodigy wins national competition for the second time
An S5 student from Kirkwall Grammar school has become a second time winner in a series of national competitions aimed at raising the profile of Computing Science in schools.
Mansie Gee was selected as a winner for the Summer of Code competition with his recent entry of an AI bot that communicates using voice recognition.
11 October 2022
Stromness pupils send messages of sympathy and support to King Charles III
Stromness Primary School pupils have written sympathy letters and messages of support to King Charles III after reflecting on the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
The P4/5 class were also given the opportunity to hear first-hand from Orkney’s Lord Lieutenant Elaine Grieve – a former Head Teacher at Stromness Primary School and now the King’s representative in the county – who attended at the funeral of our late monarch.
Ms Grieve has not only passed on the mail to the correct address but also shared her thoughts and memories of meeting with our King prior to his accession, when he was the Duke of Rothesay.
11 October 2022
