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This is a profile for the central postcode in KW17 which is KW17 2PB. Neighbourhood profiles vary significantly from postcode to postcode.

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

These communities are found in some of the most rural areas of Britain, where the economy is underpinned by agriculture. There is a strong presence of farming communities in the Scottish Islands, Shropshire, Cumbria and the South West of England.

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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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Boat back 'under its own power'

07/12/2009 14:02:30

A fishing boat which was taking on water in the North Sea heads home after sparking a helicopter alert.
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Ill child 'abandoned by state'

07/12/2009 17:12:33

Orkney Islands Council is criticised for stopping payments to the foster parents of a seriously ill six-year-old boy.
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Divers searching for 79-year-old

07/12/2009 12:50:01

Police divers and search dogs have been called in after a 79-year-old woman went missing in Aberdeen.
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Fire probe police question driver

07/12/2009 12:32:05

Police re-investigating the deaths of three men in two Fraserburgh fires question a motorist jailed for killing a man.
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Minister visits flood residents

07/12/2009 15:38:53

Victims of the flooding which struck Stonehaven meet Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham in the town.
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Bats dilemma for bypass progress

07/12/2009 10:27:13

Campaigners wait to hear if the discovery of bats in the International School of Aberdeen will affect the city's bypass plans.
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Santas ho ho go for charity money

07/12/2009 10:20:49

Hundreds of Santas raise thousands of pounds for charities at events in north east Scotland at the weekend.
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Funds award for Gaelic research

07/12/2009 11:37:21

A Gaelic research project involving universities across Scotland is awarded more than £5m to recruit staff.
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Railway Stations

Thurso (36.23 miles away), ScotRail

Scotscalder (40.43 miles away), ScotRail

Altnabreac (40.68 miles away), ScotRail

Georgemas Junction (40.68 miles away), ScotRail

Wick (41.39 miles away), ScotRail

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