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Dependability and commitment to the local community have shone through in the latest round of Orkney Islands Council’s VIP Awards.

A summing up of road delays and closures due to road works, building and utilities works and events - for the week starting Monday 3 March 2025.

Alcohol licence holders in Orkney are being urged to get applications in as soon as possible if they are intending to extend their opening hours during the period of the Orkney Island Games in July. 

The Orkney Islands Area Licensing Board has received an application for occasional licence from Westray Junior Golf Club per Adam Baird for Westray Community Room.

Pupils and kitchen staff at Orkney's schools have been marking Real Bread Week with some homemade breads freshly made to be enjoyed with school lunches. 

Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to ensure the safety of the public and road users while Gray and Goar make a new water connection.

Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to ensure the safety of site personnel and road users while carriageway maintenance works are carried out.

‘A Life in Drawing and Painting’ - a retrospective by local artist Robin Bownass - opens on 8 March at The Orkney Museum.

The Orkney Islands Area Licensing Board has received an application for occasional licence from Ida Alexander for Kirkwall Grammar School.

Elected members at today’s meeting of Orkney Islands Council’s Policy and Resources Committee have recommended a 15% increase in Council Tax – or £3.95 extra per week at Band D.