How do you fancy being “King of the Road” and playing a vital role within your island community? If you live on the isles, then we may have just the job for you.

Orkney’s artists and craftmakers are being reminded the Visual Artists and Craft Makers (VACMA) fund is again open to applications.

Orkney Islands Council is advising people in Westray that the collection day for waste and recycling will change to Mondays (from the current Tuesday collections) from the week starting 11 October.

Orkney is to play an important role in a pilot project exploring the use of autonomous - or self-driving - vehicles (AVs).

Local people have said they are keen to see early access to mental health services for the county’s young people, and that these are well resourced - that’s some of the key feedback received by Orkney Health and Care (OHAC) when they asked the Orkney community, in July, for their thoughts on how services supporting young people’s mental health can be refined to best meet local needs.