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Seven local third sector services have been awarded a total of £100,783 from the first round of the OIC’s Third Sector Emergency Covid Fund.

Orkney Islands Council’s Environmental Health team are reminding local food businesses that new legislation which requires food businesses in Scotland to include detailed ingredient and allergen information on labels for prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) foods will become law on 1 October 2021.

As of Thursday lunchtime (9 September) there were 13 positive PCR test results and a further 6 positive lateral flow results that are awaiting PCR tests from the West Mainland cluster.

NHS Orkney Consultant in Public Health, Sara Lewis, said the Public Health team was working with education colleagues to contain the spread of the virus in our community.

An “inspiring” Orkney teacher who works tirelessly to make society a better place for everyone has been named as the first ever recipient of the Saroj Lal Award in recognition of his outstanding work in challenging discrimination and promoting equality.

NHS Orkney Public Health and Orkney Islands Council are working closely to contain a COVID cluster in the West Mainland that involves several school children.

Orkney's emergency services are pleading with locals and visitors to take care when enjoying our coastline following a recent cliff collapse at Birsay.

Folk in Orkney are being asked to feedback into a survey on the revised Orkney Ferries fare structure which has been in place now for nearly three months.

Net Zero aspirations set out in yesterday’s Programme for Government speech by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, can only  be achieved if the Scottish Government truly supports the infrastructure and policy changes required – according to Orkney Islands Council Leader James Stockan.

The return of cruise to our shores in Orkney seems to have created a wave of speculation among some small pockets of our community and even further afield.

While there are many in the county who welcome the industry’s resumption and the benefits that it brings, we acknowledge that there are others who do not wish to see liners calling into Orkney at all, or, at least, not in the numbers which are anticipated in 2022.

The focus of investment in future waste treatment should be on recovering as many recyclable materials as possible, Councillors heard today.