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“Hit Me With Your Best Shot!” is the ask from Orkney Harbours with the return of their Doon the Coast photography competition in 2024.
15 May 2024
Council Leader Heather Woodbridge has described the fourth Islands Forum meeting as “incredibly valuable” in terms of engaging with the UK Government and other island leaders.
15 May 2024
A reshaped and streamlined online booking system is available for Council sports facilities.
15 May 2024
Robert Brown’s life had taken a turn for the worse – and he knew he had to do something to get back on the right path. He just wasn’t sure how.
14 May 2024
Eminent historian Professor Mary Beard visited Orkney last week to formally open an exhibition of two decades of findings from the Ness of Brodgar excavation.
14 May 2024
Friday 17 May 2024 is a special day in the Orkney and Norway calendar, with the annual marking of Norwegian Constitution Day.
14 May 2024
Folk in communities right across Orkney are being are invited to take part in a continuing conversation about what matters to them.
14 May 2024
For the first time in the history of UHI Orkney, there’s an all-female leadership team at the helm.
13 May 2024
Dog owners and community groups are being advised the Council is no longer stocking or distributing dog poop bags, after 15 years of providing them for free.
13 May 2024
With the current cost of living crisis continuing to impact individuals and families on a widespread scale, Orkney Islands Council is reminding people there is help and support available to them.
13 May 2024