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Orkney Islands Council is appealing to the community to understand the full impact of wilful damage to leisure facilities, following damage to the football pitch at Bignold Park.
6 July 2023
When is going to work just like being part of one big family? When you join the team at Eday Community School, that’s when!
6 July 2023
OIC is warning drivers of lengthier delays from Wednesday 12 July through Finstown as roadworks return to Evie junction as part of wider works on the A965.
6 July 2023
A summing up of road works underway or soon to start in the county:
6 July 2023
The search is on again for eight people from South Ronaldsay and Burray to represent their linked south isles communities by standing for election as Community Councillors.
5 July 2023
Community Councillors are to be elected for the South Ronaldsay & Burray Community Council. The number of members required, are as follows:
5 July 2023
Orkney has farewelled Scotland’s MSYPs who met at KGS earlier this week (2 and 3 July) for a formal sitting of the Scottish Youth Parliament - as nominations remain open for young people to stand in the next SYP election.
5 July 2023
North Ronaldsay put on a breath-taking sunset display recently, during a special guided walk showcasing the island’s Dark Skies status - part of a series of events supported by the North Isles Landscape Partnership Scheme.
5 July 2023
With show season soon to start, Orkney Islands Council is reminding the local community that while the UK wide Avian Influenza Prevention Zone has been lifted today ( 4 July), poultry shows and gatherings remain banned.
4 July 2023
Orkney Ferries fares are to remain unchanged til the spring of 2024 – with the exception of the multi journey books of tickets.
The status quo is in line with the Scottish Government’s freeze on external ferry fares to the Northern Isles announced on Wednesday 28 June, by the Transport Minister, Fiona Hyslop.
30 June 2023