“I listened in horror today to Radio Orkney where James Stockan is trying to push for more tourists to come to Orkney”
Letters: “Promoting reduced social distancing will not protect Orkney.”
Orkney Business Advisory Group To Be Established
The two-hour online meeting is open to all businesses to give a representative viewpoint in its advice to the OIC .
Change of Times for Community Support Hub
The Community Support Hub call centre at the Pickaquoy Centre is changing its opening hours from next Monday, 13 July.
Update to Recycling in Orkney
Bulky household waste, garden waste and cardboard will all be accepted at Hatston and Garson OIC Recycling centres from Tuesday 7th of July.
Partial Resumption of OIC Housing Services
From Monday 29 June, non-emergency repairs and improvement work will begin again, with a range of safety measures put in place.
Summer Childcare Provision for Category 1 Key Workers in Orkney
“We regret that we will no longer be in a position to provide childcare for the children of Key Workers from all three Key Worker categories – although we will do this if space allows.”
Young Orcadians Not ‘Being Heard’
“The inclusion of young people in local decision making is working well elsewhere and makes councils more accountable to those they represent, many of whom are ignored or excluded.”
Stromness Former Care Home To Be Sold
The Stromness Place Plan – What’s Next for Stromness, wished to see the St Peter’s House building repurposed as student accommodation and/or low cost housing.
Housing Development Gets Go Ahead in Greenfield, St Andrews
A development of 16 houses is to go ahead in Toab, twice the recommended density for the area.
Blended Schooling “undeliverable and impossible for us to put into practice” in Orkney
“With the resources available to us, we calculate that the majority of our children and young people would be at school for two days a week at best.”
