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Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to ensure the safety of the public and road users during Andrew Sinclair Ltd.’s inspection, surveying and minor maintenance works on buried drainage infrastructure.

Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under Section 62 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to ensure the safety of the public and road users to enable the Platinum Jubilee event to be held in safety.

Councillors are to be elected for each of the 6 wards of Orkney Islands Council.

Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to ensure the safety of the public and road users during Orkney Islands Council’s works on trees either within or adjacent to the public roads specified in this Order.

The byelaws referred to above have received confirmation from the Scottish Ministers, and will come into operation on 10 January 2022.

A copy of the byelaws and the relative map may be examined at Customer Services, Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney, during opening hours.

Following an obligatory 10-year review, Kirkwall's byelaws for the consumption of alcohol in public places have been updated to reflect the spread of the town in recent years. 

Orkney Islands Area Licensing Board has received an application for occasional licence from Julie Ritch.

The Council is issuing a reminder not to handle dead birds, as Chief Veterinary Officers from England, Scotland and Wales declare an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone across the whole of Great Britain.

Orkney Islands Council is advising there may be short delays in the centre of Kirkwall, Stromness and St Margarets Hope over coming days as preparations for festive lighting continue.

Members of the public are advised that Orkney’s public toilets will be closed for one day this Sunday.

These facilities can sadly become a target of vandalism on Halloween and therefore it is normal practice that on 31 October the facilities are closed to the public.