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Work has begun on a new permanent spectator stand and dugouts on the Meadowbank grass pitch at Kirkwall Grammar School.

A year on from the Orkney 2025 International Island Games, Orkney Islands Council continues to invest in sport across the county.

Orkney Islands Council, in partnership with the Species on the Edge programme, has begun a series of wildflower planting initiatives aimed at strengthening habitats for pollinators and enhancing biodiversity across the county. 

Orkney Islands Council is excited to share an event celebrating the Orkney dialect, taking place at Kirbuster Farm Museum, on Saturday 25 July from 2:00-3:30pm.

The Orkney Islands Area Licensing Board has received an application for occasional licence from Stuart Mackie for Waterfront, Crowness Road, Kirkwall.

Orkney Islands Council is marking the retirement of Senior Caretaker Norman Rendall after 20 years of dedicated service at School Place.

The Orkney Islands Area Licensing Board has received an application for occasional licence from Friends of the Gable End Theatre, for the Gable End Theatre, Lyness.

The Orkney Islands Area Licensing Board has received an application for occasional licence from Lee Payne for The Supper Room, Kirkwall & St Ola Town Hall.

Orkney Islands Council have received an Occasional Licence from Kerry Leask for  Broad Street car park.

Orkney Island Council have received an occasional licence application from Kerry Leask for Kirkwall Grammar School.