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Kirkwall street works update
Orkney Islands Council is advising that Palace Road and Tankerness Lane in Kirkwall will be open to traffic again from Monday (2 December).
29 November 2019
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Postal and proxy votes update
Voters in Orkney are reminded they still have time to apply for a proxy vote.
29 November 2019
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Christmas trees from Norway arrive
Orkney is getting into the festive spirit with the annual tree lighting season starting this week.
26 November 2019
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Ferries update
The MV Shapinsay will provide ferry services to and from Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre from Monday 25 November.
22 November 2019
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Kirkwall road works – 25 to 27 November
Orkney Islands Council is advising that road maintenance work will be carried out in Kirkwall next week.
22 November 2019
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Stromness festive lighting – 25 November
Orkney Islands Council is advising that festive lighting will be put up in Stromness on Monday 25 November.
22 November 2019
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Chief Executive retires
Alistair Buchan, Orkney Islands Council’s Chief Executive since 1997, has retired on medical grounds.
21 November 2019
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Tugs poll closes soon
Orkney Islands Council has issued a reminder that people under a week left to help choose names for the county's two new tugs.
20 November 2019
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Postal vote reminder - General Election
With under four weeks to go before the General Election, voters in Orkney and Shetland are being urged to think now about how they plan to take part in the poll.
18 November 2019
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Baltic bowls and Riga cups at Orkney Museum
A new exhibition at the Orkney Museum features a colourful Russian link with the islands in the 1800s
18 November 2019
