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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be older people living in flats.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found in seaside towns such as Torbay and Worthing, in the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight, as well as in the Cotswolds, Argyll and Bute, Harrogate and Bexley in Outer London.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The Northern Constabulary force is responsible for policing the Orkney Islands Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Orkney Islands council is £820.00, compared to an average in Scotland of £1,011.26.
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Local news

Men jailed over 'brutal' attack

17/12/2009 13:00:38

Two men who carried out a "brutal" attack on a man with a mop handle are jailed, as a judge expresses revulsion.
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Airline's collapse strands 4,500

17/12/2009 12:41:19

Efforts begin to get holidaymakers home after Flyglobespan - which operates out of Aberdeen - collapses.
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Travel warning as winter arrives

17/12/2009 13:18:28

Police urge motorists to take extra care due to wintry conditions on Grampian's roads, with ice and slush reported.
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Sea rises 'clue' in sunken world

17/12/2009 01:00:47

Submerged man-made structures found on the seabed off Orkney could help find solutions to rising sea-levels, experts say.
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Appeal over missing pensioner

17/12/2009 10:07:18

Police appeal for information after a 65-year-old woman goes missing from her home in an Aberdeenshire town.
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Avalanche service's season starts

17/12/2009 01:28:06

An online avalanche warning service covering five mountain areas in Scotland has started its latest season.
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Airport baggage staff to strike

16/12/2009 17:36:08

Airport baggage handlers and check-in staff in Aberdeen are set to hold a series of 48-hour strikes in a row over pay.
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Woman stable after car accident

17/12/2009 11:38:20

A woman is said to be in a stable condition in hospital after she was knocked down by a car in Aberdeen.
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Councillors agree £23m savings

16/12/2009 17:04:29

Savings of £23m which would mean more than 400 Aberdeen City Council posts going are agreed by councillors.
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New military aviation body set up

16/12/2009 14:39:43

The government is to set up a new independent military aviation authority, after the RAF Kinloss Nimrod disaster.
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RAF Kinloss news 'will cost jobs'

16/12/2009 16:48:15

The commander at RAF Kinloss says 250 posts will be closed a year earlier than planned, and 100 more jobs could also go.
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Your stories

18/03/2009 11:56:48

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Ring leader

17/12/2009 01:25:00

Teenage boxer lands Scottish title in fourth fight
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Railway Stations

Thurso (33.37 miles away), ScotRail

Scotscalder (37.24 miles away), ScotRail

Wick (37.27 miles away), ScotRail

Altnabreac (37.46 miles away), ScotRail

Georgemas Junction (37.46 miles away), ScotRail

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