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This is a profile for the central postcode in Orkney 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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Hogmanay bells ring in new babies

01/01/2010 13:56:56

New parents celebrate across Scotland as the first babies of 2010 are born, the first just 30 seconds after midnight.
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New Year welcomed in with a bang

01/01/2010 13:56:19

Thousands gather across Scotland to welcome in 2010 while bad weather cancels celebrations in Inverness.
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Schoolgirl death probe to be held

31/12/2009 13:49:51

A fatal accident inquiry is being held into the death of an Aberdeenshire teenager, hit after she stepped off a school bus.
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Helicopter safety checks ordered

31/12/2009 12:07:08

Helicopter operators are carrying out fresh safety checks on two types of Super Puma which carry offshore workers.
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Honours for Mone and McGeechan

31/12/2009 08:18:27

Lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone and rugby legend Ian McGeechan are among those featured in the New Year Honours list.
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18/03/2009 11:56:48

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01/01/2010 14:47:48

A selection of photographs taken across Scotland
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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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