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Councillor Heather Woodbridge was elected unopposed at this morning's meeting of the Full Council, replacing James Stockan who stepped down as an elected member on 5 February.

Works are due to get underway this Spring on the installation of new community and visitor facilities in the centre of Dounby. 

Community transport in Rousay,  supported by funding from OIC, is helping people access vital services and build important social connections.

Names for the fleet of gritters serving the Orkney Mainland have been selected – with help from the ever imaginative Orkney public.

A call has been issued to boat owners whose boats are stored at a redundant bit of ground near the Point of Ness in Stromness to move them, as work gets underway on the site. 

A summing up of road closures and delays due to road works or events - for the week starting Monday 19 February 2024.

Orkney's Parasport Festival returns on Friday 23 February, offering children with physical disability, vision impairment, hearing loss or Down Syndrome the chance to try out a range of sports and fun activities.

Transport Scotland are moving to electronic concessionary ferry vouchers for eligible elderly, disabled and young people - and folks affected who've moved recently are urged to make sure the Council's transport team has their new address.

Stagecoach has advised Orkney Islands Council that it intends to resume school transport services this afternoon, but on main roads only. The information below details which roads will not be serviced

The arrangements for the election of a new Political Leader at Orkney Islands Council and a by-election in Stromness and the South Isles, and have been announced.