Work is underway to install new and replacement bus shelters across Orkney. Five cycle shelters and nine bus shelters are to be put in place, following funding from the Scottish Government. The money also includes upgrades to bus timetable displays across the county and real-time information upgrades at Kirkwall Travel Centre. Trueform has been awarded […]
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The current state of readiness for coastguard search-and-rescue helicopters will be protected, it was announced today (Tuesday, January 14). Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has welcomed the news that the service out of Sumburgh and Stornaway will be safeguarded at the existing response time of 15 minutes during the daytime and 45 minutes at […]
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