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St Magnus Cathedral has long been a place where people remember and pay tribute to those who gave their lives during both World Wars – and no memorial is more poignant that that of HMS Royal Oak. 

The Orkney Islands Area Licensing Board has received an application for occasional licence from Iain Laird - Cromarty Hall, St Margaret's Hope.

The Orkney Islands Area Licensing Board has received an application for occasional licence from Iain Laird for Stromness Academy. 

A summing up of road delays and closures due to road and building/utility works, cruise visits and events - for the week starting Monday 14 April 2025. 

Notice is hereby given that Orkney Islands Council has made an order in terms of section 62 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to ensure the safety of the public and road users during Clan Cancer’s Monumental Midnight Walk.

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 Andrew Sinclair Ltd connect a new power supply on behalf of SSEN.

On 20 March 2025, Orkney Islands Council made the above-named order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

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 RS Rendal install a new manhole.

Orkney Islands Council has carried out a mobile phone “mapping” exercise to gain a better understanding of the coverage available in parts of Orkney.  

The Council and Scottish Football Association’s (SFA) ongoing Isles Community Programme got the Royal seal of approval from one Stronsay school pupil who declared: “If I was King, I would have football sessions every day!”