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Council and OHAL tenants are warmly invited to come along to the next Bite and Blether at Cromarty Hall in St Margaret’s Hope, to find out more about how they can help improve and develop social housing and housing services in the county, and strengthen their community – through Tenant Participation.

Orkney Islands Council is seeking views on its enforcement policy - which sets out its approach to how it enforces some of the laws it is responsible for - for example in environmental health, trading standards and animal welfare.

The strategy covers how the Council will go about acquiring goods, services and works from third parties - ranging from the purchase of routine supplies or services to the formal tendering and placing of contracts for large infrastructure projects.

The Council spends approximately £67 million per annum on goods, services and works.

A reminder for local people with an interest in the Tomb of the Eagles site to take part in a survey.

The next stage of the statutory consultation process required for introducing new speed limits in and around Finstown gets underway this week.

Following a petition received from the local community in 2021, the Council - after significant debate -  recommended the introduction of new speed limits in and around the village.

In order to introduce these Orkney Islands Council now has to put in place a Traffic Regulation Order - or a TRO - which by law has to be consulted on across three stages

Boundaries Scotland has begun a public consultation on provisional proposals for new Scottish Parliament constituency boundaries.

The review covers all of Scotland, however the three island groups of Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles are protected by legislation and will remain unchanged.

The programme for Orkney's first Carers Conference, happening this Thursday 18 May, has been finalised.

Chair of the Independent Ferries Community Board, Angus Campbell, will be in Orkney on Wednesday 3 May to listen to people’s views on the Scottish Government’s Project Neptune and the future of external ferry services. 

As well as meeting with local Councillors, external transport forum stakeholders, and Stromness Community Council, there will be a drop-in session for residents from 4pm-5pm on at the St Magnus Centre, Kirkwall.

PEPA – the group behind the creation of a new play area within the Papdale East Community Park – has launched an online survey to gauge folk’s final thoughts on the play park design and equipment.

The survey - www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/PEPA-Phase2 - is seeking public feedback on the finalised play area proposals, which have been created thanks to an earlier consultation. The survey is open til Friday 5pm 28 April.

Orkney Islands Council has sent a clear warning to the Scottish Government today, to say that they will be entirely opposed to the introduction of Highly Protected Marine Areas in Scotland’s seas.