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Short delays over coming days as festive lighting preparations continue
Orkney Islands Council is advising there may be short delays in the centre of Kirkwall, Stromness and St Margarets Hope over coming days as preparations for festive lighting continue.
02 November 2021
Around 800 Orkney households to benefit from Budget Universal Credit announcement
Around 800 households in Orkney are set to benefit from the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget announcement on Wednesday 27 October in relation to the Universal Credit taper reduction.
This reduction from 63 per cent to 55 per cent means that anyone claiming Universal Credit who has a job will get to keep more of their earnings before it starts to affect the benefit.
01 November 2021
Orkney Sports Awards return in 2021 – nominations now open
The most prestigious awards in Orkney sport has returned, as the search to crown the county’s most outstanding athlete of the last year gets under way.
The Orkney Sports Awards, organised by Orkney Islands Council’s Active Schools team and sponsored by The Orcadian, celebrate and recognise the county’s vast sporting achievement and success over the past year.
01 November 2021
Update on the flagstone repairs and road closures in Kirkwall and Stromness
An update on the road closures associated with current flagstone repairs in Kirkwall and Stromness.
31 October 2021
The Phoenix Cinema shows free films on climate change during COP26
As Glasgow hosts the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), The Phoenix Cinema has teamed up with Orkney Islands Council and Take One Action Orkney to show three films exploring issues around climate and community.30 October 2021