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Orkney Library & Archive has been awarded £11,000 from the Public Library Improvement Fund (PLIF) to create an interactive Orcadian trail of native flora in the library forecourt. 

An Orkney teacher was part of the Scotland over-35s squad who made it to the quarter finals of the Masters Hockey World Cup in South Africa last month (October). 

Orkney Islands Council is reminding isles residents that their household and trade collection days might differ from their usual collection day over the festive period from 23 December 2024 and 3 January 2025 inclusive, due to public holidays.

The Orkney Islands Area Licensing Board has received an application for occasional licence from Iain Laird for Orkney Auction Mart, Kirkwall.

The Orkney Islands Area Licensing Board has received an application for occasional licence from Erin Watt for Holm Community Centre. 

Following a request from the haulage company serving Stronsay, the island’s weekly waste collection day is to be moved from a Tuesday to a Thursday. 

Scottish bird keepers have until this Sunday, 1 December 2024, to register the location of their birds on the new ‘Scottish Kept Bird Register’ (SKBR)

Simpson & Brown have been appointed to carry out a quinquennial (five year) survey of St Magnus Cathedral. 

A feasibility study is being carried out to identify and explore ways of making Ferry Road in Stromness a more attractive and accessible route for young people walking, wheeling and cycling to school. 

Stenness Nursery has been successful in winning national library funding to further open up the world of reading to its children and young people.