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Care facility for Kirkwall
03/09/2010 10:26:00
A NEW residential health and care facility for Kirkwall took a step nearer becoming a reality after plans for the complex were given the green light at the Environment, Planning and Protective Services Committee which met this week.
The detailed planning application for the facility which will provide 40 residential spaces on land north of Glaitness Road, known as Corse West, was approved by councillors.
More details in Orkney Today on Thursday.
Science festival begins
02/09/2010 14:45:00
THE 20th Orkney International Science Festival has just been officially opened.
The seven-day festival features speakers from countries ranging from Austria to Australia, and France to Thailand.
Deerness residents told to boil drinking water
02/09/2010 13:17:00
SCOTTISH Water has identified a possible water quality problem in the
supply to parts of Deerness and the surrounding area on the Orkney
Mainland. Supplies to other parts of the Mainland are not affected.
NHS Orkney and Environmental Health from Orkney Islands Council have
met with Scottish Water and have agreed to ask customers in the area to
boil all drinking water before consuming as a precaution.
Information leaflets are being distributed by Scottish Water to a total of around 200 people.
Watch stolen from Eday
02/09/2010 10:03:00
POLICE in Orkney are appealing for information following the theft of an irreplaceable watch which was stolen from the Eday Heritage Centre.
The theft was reported on Tuesday by staff at the centre and is a gold rotary watch donated to the Heritage to be put on display for visitors.
15 Reasons to buy Orkney Today on Thursday
01/09/2010 23:57:00
• Northern Constabulary report shows fall in Orkney crime figures
• Police appoint North Isles officer
• Dive boat skipper apology after Flow wreck metal sold for scrap
• NHS Orkney chief calls for managers to make tough decisions - or she will
• Tidal turbine firm's jack-up barge leaves Kirkwall after deployment failures
Council withdraws ferry service savings response
01/09/2010 16:40:00
ORKNEY Islands Council confirmed today, Wednesday, that it is to
withdraw and review its response to the Scottish Government's proposed
savings measures for Northern Isles ferry services, currently provided
by NorthLink.
The decision has been prompted by Tuesday's announcement by the
Scottish Government that the pilot for the Road Equivalent Tariff (RET)
in the Western Isles will be extended for a further 12 months from next
Spring at a cost of around £6.5m per annum.
Police seeking witnesses to damage
01/09/2010 10:34:00
A BLUE Nissan Micra was struck by another vehicle while it was parked in the Albert Hotel car park, between 7pm on Saturday and 4pm on Sunday. The driver of the offending vehicle has then left the area without notifying the Micra's owner.
Also in Kirkwall, someone has defaced stonework and a bench within Tankerness House Gardens with a pen, between 9am on Friday and 9am on Monday.
Anyone with information about either of the above incidents is asked to contact the Kirkwall Police Station, tel: 872241.
Puffin joins NorthLink
01/09/2010 10:12:00
A LIFE-SIZE bronze puffin, measuring 30cm high, is now set to spend the next eight months mirroring the natural habits of its real-life counterparts by wintering at sea aboard a NorthLink ferry.
Created by Eddie Hallam, a renowned sculptor from Derbyshire who makes life-size bronze sculptures by spending time on Scottish islands researching and sketching seabirds, the bronze puffin has been donated to the Scottish Wildlife Trust to help raise funds and awareness for the charity's work to protect all of Scotland's wildlife for the future.
Snack vans near schools
01/09/2010 10:09:00
ORKNEY Islands Council wants to hear the public's views on proposals to introduce a ban on snack vans operating near Orkney schools during term time.
The proposal is that all street traders will be prohibited from trading within 500 metres of any school between the hours of 8am and 5pm during school term.
Seatbelt day of action
31/08/2010 18:23:00
Tomorrow, Wednesday, Northern Constabulary officers will be focusing their attention on vehicle occupants who fail to wear a seatbelts.
The 24 hour 'day of action', co-ordinated by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS), is part of the Scottish Police Services year-round commitment to reduce the number of casualties on the roads.