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Local folk who’ve interacted with the Council’s Development Management - or planning - team in the last year are being encouraged to feed their views about their experience into a national survey.

A summing up of road closures and delays due to works and events - for the week starting 9 December 2024.

Letters have been sent to Orkney Islands Council council house tenants (Friday 29 November) asking for their views on rent increases for the next three years.

“Warm and respectful relationships” between staff and young people at the Papdale Halls of Residence have been evidenced by the Care Inspectorate.

A special festive gift for the Orkney community has arrived in the county overnight.

A summing up of road closures and delays due to works and events - for the week starting 2 December 2024.

Life can change in a heartbeat.

A “robust” improvement plan across the Council’s Children and Families Service has led to a series of positive Care Inspection reports.

Orkney Library & Archive has been awarded £11,000 from the Public Library Improvement Fund (PLIF) to create an interactive Orcadian trail of native flora in the library forecourt.

An Orkney teacher was part of the Scotland over-35s squad who made it to the quarter finals of the Masters Hockey World Cup in South Africa last month (October).