From the monthly archives: November 2011
The emergency services are on their way to assist at a two vehicle road accident on the Holm Road.
Police, fire and ambulance are making their way to the scene.
No further details are available at present.
Continue Reading →Police officers from Kirkwall travelled out to Westray on Tuesday, following the report of an alleged incident at Pierowall the previous evening.
As a result of inquiries, a 21-year-old man is due to appear in court, at a later date, in connection with the alleged incident.
No further details were available.
Continue Reading →Public sector workers in Orkney joined thousands around the country in staging a strike over pensions today, on what was set to be the biggest walkout for a generation.
Teaching staff and hospital employees were among many in the county who stood in official picket lines outside public sector premises for the planned day of [...]
Continue Reading →Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael has welcomed news that ministers have shelved a planned increase in fuel duty that would have seen the price of petrol increase by 3p per litre in January 2012.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the duty freeze today, along with a range of other measures in the annual [...]
Continue Reading →Orkney MSP Liam McArthur reacted with anger today at the decision by SNP Ministers to extend its Road Equivalent Tariff scheme to all Scottish islands except for Orkney and Shetland, and to make the scheme permanent.
Commenting, Mr McArthur said: “For the SNP to feather their political nests like this is breath-taking. Any possible credibility [...]
Continue Reading →Due to industrial action tomorrow, the Kirkwall Orkney Ferries office will be closed between 1 and 2pm.
The office will be open from 9am-1pm and from 2pm-5pm.
Continue Reading →The latest updates to expected disruptions to Orkney Islands Council services due to industrial action tomorrow, Wednesday, are detailed below:
Schools:
St Andrews Primary will be closed to pupils from Nursery and P5/4. All other classes at St Andrews will be open.
The council expects all other schools in Orkney to be closed to pupils. [...]
Continue Reading →The public meeting in Hoy on Friday, December 2, in the North Walls Centre for the Graemsay, Hoy and North Walls communities as part of the Orkney Ferries Tariff Review Consultation will now start at 6.45pm.
The consultation documents are available on the OIC website..
Continue Reading →The latest updates on services affected by Wednesday’s industrial action are as follows:
Orkney Health and Care Services
All Ages Disabilities Services:
The following All Age Disabilities Services will be closed:
St Colm’s Day Centre inc transport and catering services Keelylang Day Centre Glaitness Day Centre
The following services are open and operational although no [...]
Continue Reading →NorthLink, Streamline and Pentland Ferries are on the shortlist of bidders invited to take part in the next stage of competition for the Northern Isles ferry routes, as are former Orkney and Shetland ferry service providers P&O.
Transport Scotland announced the shortlist today, Monday, which names the six companies who will compete to carry out [...]
Continue Reading →Orkney Islands Council is holding a public meeting in Sanday tomorrow, Tuesday, November 29, at 7pm, in the Community School Hall, as part of the Orkney Ferries Tariff Review Consultation looking at how internal ferry services are charged for across the county.
The consultation documents are available on the OIC website, www.orkney.gov.uk.
Continue Reading →Orkney Islands Council is advising of the disruptions to services on Wednesday, as a result of the planned national industrial action.
The council expects all schools in Orkney to be closed to pupils with the exception of:
• St Andrews Primary School, which will open as normal.
• Papa Westray Primary School, for which details will [...]
Continue Reading →Police are seeking information regarding a silver VW Golf which was moved from an address in Finstown and found a short distance away sometime between Tuesday, November 22 and Saturday, November 26.
Kirkwall Police Station can be contacted on 872241.
Continue Reading →Kirkwall police are warning people to be aware of another telephone scam currently on the go.
People have received calls advising them to attend at shop premises in Kirkwall to purchase a small amount of vouchers, in return for a large cash amount.
PC Angela Campbell said: “This is not the case and not a [...]
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