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Councillor Jean Stevenson has been elected by her fellow Councillors to represent Orkney Islands Council as a non-executive director on the board of NHS Orkney.

The public are being advised that ongoing major disruptions to the IT systems supporting the work of the Council's Development Management and Building Standards teams are currently impacting on service delivery.

From the 4^th October to the 15^th November 2023, Development and Marine Planning are consulting with planning stakeholders and members of the public on the consultative draft document.

The Papdale Primary School family have celebrated the opening of their new sensory room.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Orkney Islands Council has won a COSLA Excellence Award for its commitment towards decarbonisation through Orkney Community Wind Farms.

A summing up of road closures and delays due to road works, events or cruise - for week starting Monday 2 October.