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Update on Autumn road works
The next couple of weeks will see works road works start in Hoy and Mainland Orkney.
15 October 2021
Churchill barriers delays possible from Monday 18 October
Orkney Islands Council is advising there may be delays and closures on the Churchill Barrier No 2 from Monday 18 October, for a period of around six weeks, as repairs to armco barriers takes place.
15 October 2021
Two OIC employees facing similar cancer journeys share their thanks for “The Hospital Adventures”
Two Orkney families have shared how their cancer journeys have been made that little bit easier thanks to a new initiative set up at the Balfour - The Hospital Adventures.
15 October 2021
Karen picks up a special award on behalf of all school kitchen staff in Orkney
Scotland’s top school chef – Stromness Primary’s Karen Bevan - has accepted a very special award on behalf of all school kitchen staff in Orkney for their “phenomenal” frontline work throughout the pandemic.
15 October 2021
Final decision on Orkney's Community Wind Farm Project now with the Scottish Government
The Scottish Government has called in Orkney Islands Council's planning application for a six-turbine wind farm on Faray in the North Isles.
15 October 2021