The seven-day festival - which features speakers from around the world - opened on Thursday. Pushing back the boundaries will be a theme of this year's festival, which highlights the role of science as exploration of the unknown.

Further details and reviews of the festival will be in Orkney Today on Thursday.
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Testing of the water in the previously affected area has confirmed that it is safe to drink and customers no longer need to boil their water. The provisional result from Thursday has not been confirmed by Friday's test.]]>
Kirkwall-based chartered architect Leslie Burgher won the 'new life for old' category for converting the late 19th century store building in the centre of the car park next to the Albert Hotel into a comfortable and practical office building, named Covingtrie House, for Clark Thomson Insurance Brokers.]]>
The panel took the view that the provision of new pharmaceutical services was necessary to ensure adequate provision of services in the neighbourhood.

NHS Orkney is now negotiating a contract with Norsepharm Ltd and the pharmacy is expected to open in the next few months.
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Kirkwall Police would like to hear from anyone who may know anything about who stole these items or where they may be, Tel: 872241.
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This is due to a shortage of relief school crossing patrol officers in Stromness, a situation that the council is currently trying to address.]]>
The detailed planning application for the facility which will provide 40 residential spaces on land north of Glaitness Road, known as Corse West, was approved by councillors.
More details in Orkney Today on Thursday.
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Described as wild and surreal, Henry Adam's scintillating new comedy from the Scottish Highlands sits on the edge of Europe - and sanity. With live music and tremendous craic, it's directed by Matthew Zajac, Fringe First Winner and 2009 CATS Best Actor for The Tailor of Inverness.
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TWO weeks ago, or thereby, the kids went back to school. Yahoo, shouted thousands of mums, following up with a huge sigh of relief - not that they don't love the little darlings, but six weeks of unadulterated small-children-company can have its drawbacks.
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The seven-day festival features speakers from countries ranging from Austria to Australia, and France to Thailand.]]>
NHS Orkney and Environmental Health from Orkney Islands Council have met with Scottish Water and have agreed to ask customers in the area to boil all drinking water before consuming as a precaution.

Information leaflets are being distributed by Scottish Water to a total of around 200 people.]]>
The theft was reported on Tuesday by staff at the centre and is a gold rotary watch donated to the Heritage to be put on display for visitors.

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The decision has been prompted by Tuesday's announcement by the Scottish Government that the pilot for the Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) in the Western Isles will be extended for a further 12 months from next Spring at a cost of around £6.5m per annum.]]>