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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Never-before-seen police files from 1994 suggested that a Bangladeshi waiter, murdered in Kirkwall, was the victim of a “professional execution.” The records, which have now come to the attention of The Orcadian, also reveal that Shamsuddin Mahmood was alleged to have “breached acceptable levels of behaviour”, according to a close relative who is quoted in the files. […]
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Ten pin bowling, karaoke rooms, a games arcade, pool and interactive darts — Garden Square has it all to keep the whole family entertained this December. For the older clientele, you can make this festive season an unforgettable one, with a host of special nights at Orkney’s newest nightclub, Rapture. Renowned DJ, Gary Davies, of […]
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Digging is set to resume at the internationally-renowned Ness of Brodgar after a new and exciting discovery could shed new light on the site’s 5,000-year-old story. Archaeologists are remaining tight-lipped on what that discovery is — but excavations are set to restart next summer. The discovery has stunned archaeologists and according to the site director, […]
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Workers at Orkney Ferries are set to take industrial action which will “inevitably result in disruption” to the services, Unite the Union says. It has been confirmed today (August 13)  that over 20 Orkney Ferries workers will take action in an escalating dispute over pay. The action will take the form of a continuous ban […]
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Phone lines at The Balfour remain out of action this Saturday afternoon, amid persistent internet and telephony issues in Orkney. Shetland Telecom has confirmed that the section of the SHEFA-2 cable between Orkney and Banff was damaged at in the early hours of this morning. NHS Orkney issued a statement earlier today, explaining that network […]
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