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Nominations open for The Orcadian Community Award
The efforts of our community’s young volunteers will be celebrated next month, during the annual Orkney Youth Awards. A host ...
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Michael Ross campaign efforts ‘will continue’
Missing evidence from the Mumutaz murder hunt was deemed to contain “nothing of relevance” to the investigation. This was the ...
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In this week’s The Orcadian
This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. One of the most significant projects to come out of ...
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Orkney astronomer records lunar occultation of Mars — Video
A lunar occultation of Mars — when the moon appears to pass in front of the red planet — was visible from Orkney, last Sunday night. Orkney was one of the few places in the UK from which the unusual ...
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First Minister supports abattoir hopes as business case funding announced
First Minister John Swinney has lauded the benefits of a proposed a new abattoir during a visit to Orkney, as £15,000 in ...
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First Minister backs Deep Water Quay proposals with £5 million grant
February 10, 2025 at 12:37 pm The proposed Scapa Deep Water Quay has recently been estimated to cost £230 million. In March, last year, the council lost out on a bid for £60 million from the UK ...
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Three engines called to Kirkwall fire
Three fire engines were dealing with a Kirkwall house fire, this Sunday (February 9). The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) confirmed that firefighters attended at a house on New Scapa Road. A ...