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Road works update for week starting 13 February
A roundup of works underway or soon to start around Orkney, for the week starting Monday 13 February:
10 February 2023
Have you updated signage to the Stay Well scheme
Are you having a spring clean of your business or community premises? You may have COVID posters left over from earlier stages of the pandemic, when less was known about the virus and how it spread. Freshen up this spring by taking down out-of-date posters, and updating to the Scottish Government ‘Stay Well Signage’ scheme.
10 February 2023
Update on outdoors cleaning at Kirkwall Travel Centre soon-copy
OIC is advising planned external cleaning will be carried out at Kirkwall Travel Centre during the week starting Monday 20 February (weather dependant).
10 February 2023
First batch of £200 cost of living payments to be made this week (9 Feb)
The Council’s cost of living £200 payments will be received by 600 households in Orkney by the end of this week.
The first tranche of payments are to those who are automatically entitled and for whom the Council holds bank account details.
09 February 2023
Health and wellbeing survey hopes to identify the needs of Orkney’s children and young people
Councillors have recommended setting up a short-life working group to consider a voluntary health and wellbeing survey for Orkney’s children and young people.
During the academic year 2021/22, all local authorities in Scotland were asked by the Scottish Government to make a health and wellbeing census available to P5-S6 pupils.
09 February 2023