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A reminder to motorists that the 'first hour free' parking in our pay-and-display car parks ends for the year on 31 March, with parking fees also returning to full price.

Orkney Islands Council is reminding folk that applications to its Community Transport Small Grant Scheme for 2024/25 closes this weekend.

A summing up of road works underway or soon to start in the county - for week starting Monday 18 March 2024.

Volunteers behind a successful service in the county are encouraging others to come on board to continue its good work among more vulnerable members of the community as it becomes a statutory offering. 

Being a nurse in Saudi Arabia during the first Gulf War didn’t faze Orkney’s Jan Buchanan. 

Bill Wallace moved to Orkney with his family and was keen to immerse himself in island life. 

Being a carer for the past 18 years has given Winifred Dunnet extensive experience of supporting vulnerable people. 

Routine survey work is due to take place at the south-east end of St Magnus Cathedral on Sunday 17 March - weather permitting.  

Ongoing antisocial behaviour by youths congregating at the Kirkwall Travel Centre has left the Council with “no choice” but to trial an early closure of the facility on Friday afternoons, from 15 March.

The Council’s “Let’s Talk Money” scheme is reminding eligible families of the free school meals and the clothing allowance.