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The Papdale Primary School family have celebrated the opening of their new sensory room.
3 October 2023
Special drop-in open days at Glaitness Day Centre and Hamnavoe House on 9 and 10 October will give potential carers of the future an inside look at a career in care.
3 October 2023
Orkney Islands Council is reminding the public they still need to obtain a ticket for the ‘first hour free’ parking scheme in Council car parks from 1 October.
2 October 2023
The Visual Artists and Craft Makers (VACMA) fund aimed at supporting artists in the county to develop their practice has opened once again for applications, for a tenth year.
2 October 2023
Performance athletes from across seven sports in Orkney have been awarded funding from ‘Round Two’ of sportscotland’s Athlete Travel Award Scheme, to help them to continue to develop in their chosen sports.
2 October 2023
Orkney Islands Council has won a COSLA Excellence Award for its commitment towards decarbonisation through Orkney Community Wind Farms.
29 September 2023
A summing up of road closures and delays due to road works, events or cruise - for week starting Monday 2 October.
29 September 2023
Two peedie folk supervised deployment of the flood defences at St Margarets Hope, ahead of very high tides and expected storm surges in the next few days.
28 September 2023
A reminder that winter opening hours will be in operation from 1 October at our waste and recycling facilities.
28 September 2023
Early flood forecasting from SEPA indicates a risk of coastal flooding at St Margarets Hope tomorrow, Thursday 28 September, due to a combination of current high tide levels and storm surges associated with low pressure weather systems.
27 September 2023