From the monthly archives: June 2011
Post Office Ltd confirmed today that a new post office service will be trialled in Stromness, in premises a short distance away from its current location.
Following the end of the formal period of public consultation, and having received a small number of comments from customers which centred on privacy, a reduced range of transactions [...]
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OIC convener, Councillor Stephen Hagan, has welcomed the findings of the Scottish Government’s report into the future delivery of public services.
The Christie Commission was set up in November 2010 to develop recommendations for the future delivery of public services and has now delivered its findings.
The report states that the proposals for a “single [...]
Continue Reading →Shetland Coastguard PCS Union members have reassured the public that they will not be taking strike action today.
However, a spokesman for the group said the coastguard service would be taking “action short of a strike” to support their union colleagues.
The spokesman said: “This means that all frontline services for the public will be [...]
Continue Reading →The Traffic Commissioner for Scotland, Joan Aitken, has given Orkney Coaches a serious warning, following a hearing into an incident last year.
No-one was injured in the incident, on July 22, 2010, which saw a bus, carrying four passengers, leave the road at Holm Branch Road, Kirkwall, and end up in a field.
A public [...]
Continue Reading →There are soon to be changes to the marker buoys at EMEC’s Billia Croo wave test site.
The Northern Lighthouse Board will be carrying out various maintenance activities around Orkney in July. As part of these operations, they will be carrying out work at EMEC’s wave test site at Billia Croo to install a new [...]
Continue Reading →Orkney’s Island Games medal tally has risen to four, following more success for the clay pigeon shooters today.
Melissa Thomson secured a silver medal in the individual sporting clay pigeon shoot.
This compliments the gold medal, achieved by archer Ian Brough in yesterday’s mens FITA individual recurve event.
Orkney now boasts one gold medal, two [...]
Continue Reading →Orkney Islands Council has advised that, due to unforeseen staff shortages, a limited licensing service will be operated this week (June 28 to July 1, inclusive).
For assistance with licensing matters, telephone 873535 and leave a message with the council’s customer services team, who will arrange for someone to call you back.
Alternatively, you can [...]
Continue Reading →Orkney’s key public services have agreed on actions to put the county’s health on the road to improvement.
Figures highlighted in the strategy show that Orkney faces a range of health improvement challenges — particularly in relation to smoking, misuse of alcohol and obesity.
The strategy highlights some alarming statistics about the shape of Orkney’s [...]
Continue Reading →Orkney has claimed its first medals in the 2011 NatWest Island Games, on the Isle of Wight — both in clay pigeon shooting.
Michelle Koster and Melissa Thomson scored 102 points between them to claim a silver medal in this afternoon’s women’s sporting team shoot, while Derek Firth, Alan Clouston and Victor Smith amassed 156 [...]
Continue Reading →The case of a 33-year-old man, charged with a string of offences, has been continued without plea at its first calling.
Barry James Reeve, of 16 Bosquoy Road, Kirkwall, appeared from custody at Kirkwall Sheriff Court this afternoon.
On Friday, Reeve allegedly took and drove away a car, on Junction Road, Kirkwall, without consent from [...]
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Rhoda Walker, director of allied health professionals and nursing at NHS Orkney, has been awarded the title of associate senior lecturer at Robert Gordon University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery.
The post will run for two years initially and will see Mrs Walker having personal and professional objectives set by Professor Brian Webster, head of [...]
Continue Reading →Orkney’s clay pigeon shooting team were, yesterday, just one point off claiming the first silverware for the county at the 14th NatWest Island Games, in the Isle of Wight.
Derek Firth and Alan Clouston amassed 159 points in the Olympic Skeet Team shoot, finishing in fourth place, behind bronze medal winners Guernsey, who scored 160.
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Continue Reading →The Kirkwall Lifeboat was called to assist a yacht that had become caught in rope on Saturday.
The propellor of the Diva became entangled in the water between Iceland Skerry and Thieves Holm.
The lifeboat attended the scene, after receiving the call at 9.30pm, and freed the yacht.
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The 14th NatWest Island Games get under way on the Isle of Wight today, following an opening ceremony yesterday.
Orkney is represented in nine sports – archery, athletics, badminton, clay pigeon, cycling, golf, sailing, shooting and swimming.
A total of 3,000 competitors, from 25 island groups, are taking part in the six-day tournament.
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