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Dounby pharmacy refused
12/03/2010 16:16:00
The Pharmacy Practices Committee of Orkney NHS Board has refused to grant the application by NorsePharm Ltd. to provide pharmaceutical services in the building previously occupied by Headwest Hair Stylists at Vetquoy Road, Dounby, Orkney.
The committee concluded that although the current provision of pharmaceutical services in the neighbourhood was inadequate, they were not convinced of the viability of the proposal and decided not to grant the application.
A campaign by local people fought against the application for a pharmacy, claiming it would threaten Dounby GP Surgery.
New car park ticket machines
12/03/2010 15:37:00
Orkney Islands Council is advising car park users that new ticket machines will be in operation from Monday in the car parks on Great Western Road (North) and Burgh Road.
These car parks are located adjacent to the old Scarth Centre and the Police Station respectively.
In addition, new ticket machines have now been installed in the existing pay-and-display car parks in Kirkwall and Stromness.
Team Leader (Roads Support) Kenny Roy said: "The new ticket machines are very user friendly, and there are clear step-by-step instructions on each machine.
"Remember to make sure you display your parking ticket clearly - put it inside your vehicle on your dashboard so that the car park attendants can read the ticket through your windscreen."
Hascosay set to head east
12/03/2010 13:23:00
THE NorthLink freight and livestock vessel Hascosay has been sold to a Middle East buyer and she will be leaving Kirkwall in the next few days bound for Beirut.
Talented Orkney's Kirkwall heat sold out
11/03/2010 16:51:00
THE Kirkwall heat of the Talented Orkney competition, due to take place
in the Orkney Arts Theatre at 7.30pm on Saturday March 13, is now sold
out.
However, tickets are on sale for the grand final, which will be
held at the Pickaquoy Centre on Saturday, March 27. The show will feature the top
three acts from each of the heats, plus one wildcard entry.
There will also be music from Liberty Unplugged and the Stronsay Silver
Darlings.
Tickets for the final cost £6 each and are available from the CLAN shop and Bruces
Stores on Victoria Street, Kirkwall. Doors open at 6.45pm for a 7.30pm
start.
Go ahead for Kirkwall and St Margaret's Hope care homes
11/03/2010 13:05:00
ORKNEY Health and Care Shadow Board confirmed today, Thursday, that a formal agreement to fund the new health and social care residential facilities at St Margaret's Hope and Kirkwall has now been signed off.
This commits Orkney Islands Council
and NHS Orkney to the joint funding of both buildings and the cost of staffing
the facilities once complete.
FULL STORY IN ORKNEY TODAY NEXT WEEK
Anger over ferry sailing times
11/03/2010 10:58:00
ANGER is mounting in Orkney over an order from the Scottish Government to Northlink to increase the sailing time from Aberdeen to Kirkwall.
The efficiency drive to save fuel and costs by using two engines instead of four, will add an extra hour-and-a-half to the voyage.
Appeal for witnesses to vehicle damage
11/03/2010 10:01:00
A VEHICLE was damaged while parked in Mill Street, Kirkwall, between 9pm last Saturday, March 6 and 7am the next morning.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Kirkwall Police Station on 872241.
Garden ornament stolen
10/03/2010 12:16:00
A LARGE pink concrete wheel was stolen from the front garden of a property in Quoybanks place in Kirkwall between February 25 and this Monday.
Kirkwall police officers would like to speak to anyone with knowledge of this incident on 01856 872241.
Car was completely burnt out
10/03/2010 12:14:00
A CAR on Westray was completely burnt out after a road accident on the island last weekend. The Renault Clio left the link road near to Rackwick in the early hours of Sunday morning, March 7, and then caught fire.
The 18-year-old male driver, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was uninjured in the accident.
Also in the early hours of Sunday, at about 3am, a Peugeot 106 crashed on the main Kirkwall to Finstown road near Davies Brig. The car left the road, smashed through a dry stone wall and ended up on the beach, half a mile outside of Finstown.
No one was hurt in the incident. A report is to be submitted to the procurator fiscal in Kirkwall.
Alcohol awareness workshops for pupils
09/03/2010 14:58:00
ALL P7 and S1 pupils in Orkney are taking part in drama workshops with Scottish Youth Theatre to learn about the perils of alcohol abuse.
The Wise Choices workshops started this week and will run until March 19.
The initiative is a team effort between OIC's education and leisure services, in partnership with Orkney Alcohol and Drugs Partnership and Scottish Youth Theatre.