From the daily archives: Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Emergency services attend at two vehicle road crash

On Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at 4:45pm By

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.

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Alleged incident in Westray

On Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at 10:13am By

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.

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Public sector staff in Orkney join thousands in strike over pensions

On Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at 10:04am By

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 [...]

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