http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/rssnews.asp?news Orkney Manifesto Group | News The Orkney Manifesto Group has written an open letter to Keith Brown MSP, Minister for Transport and Veterans, expressing dissatisfaction at his handling of the ongoing Serco NorthLink Pentland rou http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3785 http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3785 Fri, 3 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Orkney Manifesto Group has written an open letter to Stuart Garrett of Serco, NorthLink concerning the ongoing service failure on the Pentland Firth route. The letter may be read here: Lett http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3782 http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3782 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Orkney Manifesto Group has expressed its extreme disappointment with both Serco NorthLink and the Scottish Government over the apparent lack of action following the breakdown of the MV Hamnavoe http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3780 http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3780 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT In line with earlier statements on Scottish independence, The Orkney Manifesto Group has announced its support for the ‘Better Together’ campaign. The leader of the OMG, Cllr Alista http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3762 http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3762 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT With the referendum on Scottish independence due next year, and constitutional arrangements for Orkney under discussion within the Orkney Islands Council, the Orkney Manifesto Group has entered the http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3761 http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3761 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Scotland’s newest (and smallest) party The Orkney Manifesto Group announces today that it has been accepted for registration as a political party by the UK Electoral Commission. The O http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3725 http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3725 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Orkney Islands Council has launched a public survey on its proposal to webcast council meetings. Webcasting would involve the live broadcast on the internet of video and audio from meetings of http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3617 http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3617 Sun, 3 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Over eight months after the election of the new council, in May 2012, the draft Council Plan for the period 2013-2018 has at last been published for public consultation. (See http://www.o http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3602 http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3602 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The possibility of web-casting council meetings and of electronic voting took a step closer this week after the Policy and Resources Committee agreed a recommendation to put the idea out to public http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3516 http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3516 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT On Wednesday, 21st November the three OMG Councillors met and welcomed back the newly returned Chief Executive of Orkney Islands Council (OIC), Alistair Buchan. We took the opportunity to highlight http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3502 http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OMG/news.asp?id=3502 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT