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A summing up of road closures and delays due to works, community events, or cruise - for the week starting Monday 6 May 2024.
3 May 2024
Orkney Islands Council is advising of waste and recycling arrangements for the upcoming public holiday on Monday 6 May 2024:
2 May 2024
The Orkney Partnership, the county’s community planning partnership, has released a draft vision for Orkney’s just transition to net zero and is inviting feedback from the Orkney community.
2 May 2024
“Ten out of ten” is what P3’s Kian says about the lunches at St Andrews Primary School!
2 May 2024
Everyone involved in the Council’s airfields operation to the Outer North Isles has a vital role to play in ensuring a safe and reliable service for the island communities.
1 May 2024
“I will do as much as I can, for as long as I can” - the positive attitude held by the Council’s Graeme Mainland who is learning to live and work with a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis.
Graeme was only 33 when the autoimmune disease was confirmed in October 2022 – but he’s tackling the condition head on with plans to walk 50k during May to raise funds to continue vital MS research.
30 April 2024
Orkney’s blackening season is in full swing once again.
The banging on the side of the trucks, whistles ringing out, the distinct aroma of molasses in the air and visitors looking bewildered at the local tradition – it's all part and parcel of getting married in the county.
30 April 2024
An ambitious project by the Orkney Gymnastics Club (OGC) to overhaul its equipment to the tune of £156k ahead of the 2025 Islands Games in Orkney has secured the support of the islands Council.
30 April 2024
Four and a half months from start to finish – that's how long it took a farming couple to apply and receive a Farm Diversification Scheme grant through the Council.
30 April 2024
With primary school bairns out and about on some of Orkney’s roads as part of the Bikeability cycling proficiency scheme, drivers are being reminded to take extra care and to slow down.
30 April 2024