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OIC plans new cuts to kirkyard grass maintenance

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OIC plans new cuts to kirkyard grass maintenance

Maintenance at some Orkney kirkyards could be reduced as part of a cost-cutting drive by the islands council, The Orcadian… [Read More]

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‘Orkney must start looking at fixed links’

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Post Office hours reduced at stretched Papdale Stores after Kirkwall branch shutdown

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Fraud probe flags ‘potential’ council tax evasion

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New Kirkwall care home ‘well worth the wait’

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