Are you worrying about money? Financial support and advice are available in Orkney.

The development of the Worrying About Money? leaflet for Orkney was led by NHS Orkney in collaboration with local organisations. The guide follows three simple steps to help you identify the cause of your money worry, what options are available and where to get help.

 Are you passionate about protecting the rights of young people and working to achieve the best possible outcomes for them and their families? Children's Hearings Scotland needs volunteer Panel members for Orkney.

An S5 student from Kirkwall Grammar school has become a second time winner in a series of national competitions aimed at raising the profile of Computing Science in schools.

Mansie Gee was selected as a winner for the Summer of Code competition with his recent entry of an AI bot that communicates using voice recognition.

Stromness Primary School pupils have written sympathy letters and messages of support to King Charles III after reflecting on the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

The P4/5 class were also given the opportunity to hear first-hand from Orkney’s Lord Lieutenant Elaine Grieve – a former Head Teacher at Stromness Primary School and now the King’s representative in the county – who attended at the funeral of our late monarch.

Ms Grieve has not only passed on the mail to the correct address but also shared her thoughts and memories of meeting with our King prior to his accession, when he was the Duke of Rothesay.

The online application form within the Council’s dedicated web page on the Scottish Government’s new short-term lets licensing regime is now live.

It is hoped that the web page - www.orkney.gov.uk/slt-licence - will assist folk through the application process.

The page contains links to a wealth of information on the Scottish Government legislation, the application process -  https://orkney-self.achieveservice.com/service/Short_Term_Lets_licence_application - and fees.