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Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK is set to start work on a multi-million-pound multi-purpose port that is earmarked as a key renewable energy hub. The firm is teaming up with ACCIONA, a global company and a leader in the provision of regenerative solutions for a decarbonised economy, as part of a joi

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An ambitious community-led initiative on the Orkney island of Sanday is moving forward with a call for architectural design proposals for an innovative housing and healthcare project. The Sanday Development Trust has issued an open invitation to tender for the design of Care for Sanday — a tra

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Ambitious plans to create a major new renewables hub in Orkney have been accelerated with a £5 million grant to help take the project to the next stage. The funding from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) will further the development of a new harbour facility for the assembly of offshore w

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Drinking water pipes are delivering faster and more reliable broadband for the first time in the UK.

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Plans are on course for Papa Westray to get a new airfield terminal building and car park. Planning consent has been approved by Orkney Council’s Planning Authority subject to a number of conditions being met, and it is hoped that work will be able to start on site this summer.

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