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‘Hard to imagine Stromness without Heriot Watt’ - tribute paid by Council Leader on bicentennial
Orkney Islands Council's Leader James Stockan has paid tribute to the special relationship Orkney enjoys with Heriot Watt University as the educational institution celebrates its bicentenary.
13 June 2022
Orkney pupil wins national My Place photography competition
Ruby Ionides, a P6 pupil from North Walls Community School, has won the Primary-Age category of the Scottish Civic Trust ‘My Place’ photography competition, for her photo entitled ‘White Wood Window and Reflections’.
13 June 2022
Tales from the public toilet
There once was a girl called Lorraine Kelly
A Scottish lass who made her fame on the telly
On her most recent visit she joined a blackening truck...
10 June 2022
Car park closures in Kirkwall starting 14 June
Orkney Islands Council is advising their Roads teams will be carrying out surface dressing in a number of car parks in Kirkwall from Tuesday 14 June, throughout the rest of the week and into Saturday.
10 June 2022
Council raises challenge of marine carbon footprint with Net Zero Committee
The role of local government in helping to reach Scotland’s net zero targets was the focus for the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recent visit to Orkney.
09 June 2022