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Shapinsay Community Purchases Smithy to Create ‘Sustainable Future’ for Island Facility
A much-loved community facility in Shapinsay looks set to get a new lease of life - thanks to support from Orkney Islands Council.
23 February 2022
Take your card when you travel
Orkney Islands Council’s Transportation Service is reminding members of the public who access travel concessions (elderly and disabled) to make sure they carry their National Entitlement Cards following some changes to paper ferry vouchers issued by Transport Scotland for the year ahead.
23 February 2022
Weighty Community Projects Secure Funding
Two very different community projects in Orkney have secured funding from Orkney Islands Council.
23 February 2022
OIC to set budget against ‘scandalous’ Scottish Government settlement
Orkney Islands Council is set to make some difficult decisions this morning, as Elected Members meet to discuss setting the Council’s budget for the year.
22 February 2022
Exhibition specialists swoop on Scapa Flow Museum
The rebuild of Scapa Flow Museum’s exhibition kicked into high gear earlier this month when the multi-disciplinary team visited Orkney to collaborate on what will be a totally new look and feel to the visitor experience.
22 February 2022