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Kirsty Talbot has been named as the new manager of Kirkwall BID.

Mrs Talbot, who directed the Orkney 2025 Island Games, brings a strong background inevents and team management to the role.

Announcing the appointment, this Monday, Kirkwall BID has said that it represents a significant new phase in its ongoing commitment to “advancing local growth and stre...


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Construction has started on a specially designed mobile abattoir, which will serve not just Orkney but Caithness too.

The Tiny Trailer Abattoir will be used to provide a local slaughter facility for sheep, saving the lengthy journey to abattoirs south.

The £100,000 project is being driven forward by Jane Cooper, who originally came up with the idea for her...


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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 a...


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A charity shop in Stromness has unearthed a treasure worthy of legend, making a record price on eBay for The British Red Cross.

No one is quite sure when the set of four scrolls, inscribed in Chinese characters and measuring seven feet in length, were dropped off at the Graham Place premises — or who donated them.

One thing is certain, however, they are wo...


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