Record-breaking swimming duo – Eve Wood and Alfie Price – have struck gold at the recent Scottish National Age Group Championships (SNAGS) in Aberdeen. 

Thanks to your help in recent times, we have been able to find private rented homes for a number of key worker posts both for here at the Council and for our colleagues at NHS Orkney. 

Orkney Islands Council is reminding the public of the planned road closure on the Brodgar Road starting next week, with a significant detour for drivers and impacts on the 8S and X1 public bus services.

Do you know how to navigate your way through a map, identify an array of local birds and wildflowers, or how about learning to restore and upholster a piece of furniture? 

Following improvement works, the Point of Ness campsite in Stromness has now reopened for the season.