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Islands Council</h1>
<h1
style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,254)">Christmas
and New Year Holiday Period</h1>
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style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:medium;background-color:rgb(255,255,254)">The
Council Offices reception will be closed to the public from 4pm on
Wednesday 24 December 2025 and will thereafter remain closed until
9am on Monday 5 January 2026.</p>
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style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:medium;background-color:rgb(255,255,254)">Other
specific arrangements are detailed below:</p>
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style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(60,60,60);font-family:Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,254)">Customer
Services</h2>
<p
style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:medium;background-color:rgb(255,255,254)">The
Customer Services phone service will close from 4pm on Wednesday
24 December 2025 and will re-open at 9am on Monday 5</p>
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<li style="box-sizing:border-box"><a
href="https://www.orkney.gov.uk/contact-us/christmas-and-new-year-holiday-period/#Waste"
style="box-sizing:border-box;min-width:unset;min-height:unset;color:rgb(25,25,112);text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:bold">Waste
and Recycling</a></li>
<li style="box-sizing:border-box"><a
href="https://www.orkney.gov.uk/contact-us/christmas-and-new-year-holiday-period/#Community"
style="box-sizing:border-box;min-width:unset;min-height:unset;color:rgb(25,25,112);text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:bold">Leisure
and Culture</a></li>
<li style="box-sizing:border-box"><a
href="https://www.orkney.gov.uk/latest-news/festive-late-night-bus-services/"
style="box-sizing:border-box;min-width:unset;min-height:unset;color:rgb(25,25,112);text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:bold">Transport</a>
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<li style="box-sizing:border-box"><a
href="https://www.orkney.gov.uk/latest-news/bus-festive-season-services-2025-2026/"
style="box-sizing:border-box;min-width:unset;min-height:unset;color:rgb(0,100,0);text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:bold">Bus
Festive Season Services 2025\u20132026</a></li>
<li style="box-sizing:border-box"><a
href="https://www.orkney.gov.uk/latest-news/kirkwall-travel-centre-christmas-opening-hours/"
style="box-sizing:border-box;min-width:unset;min-height:unset;color:rgb(25,25,112);text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:bold">Kirkwall
Travel Centre Christmas Opening Hours</a></li>
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