islands council

noun

1. (in Scotland since 1975) any of the three divisions (Orkney, Shetland, and the Western Isles) into which the Scottish islands are divided for purposes of local government See also region

Example Sentences

The tank was built with the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, which awarded £80,000 to Orkney Islands Council to help preserve the wreck.

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Moraig Lyall, chair of the environment and transport committee of Shetland Islands Council, said annual household bills in the islands were often more than double the UK average of £1,700 and showed no sign of falling as a result of hosting Viking.

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Meanwhile, Orkney Islands Council has asked the SQA to carrying out an investigation in to why some pupils received their results by letter a day early on Monday.

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Hayley Green, Orkney Islands Council’s corporate director of neighbourhood services and infrastructure, said it had been "challenging" to identify eight suitable sites for burial.

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Orkney Islands Council confirmed discussions were taking place with community representatives on how best to dispose of the bodies, with the "likely option" being burial.

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