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For the period from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022

Notice is hereby given under Regulation 9 (1) of the Local Authority Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2014 that:

Accounts for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022

Notice is hereby given under Regulation 9 (1) of the Local Authority Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2014 that:

Stagecoach is the latest company to warmly welcome refugees into the county with the offer of free bus passes.

David Beaton, Managing Director for Stagecoach Highlands, said: “It’s hard to imagine the terrible experiences these people have been through. We're really proud to be playing our part in providing free bus passes to help these Ukrainian families settle into their new homes in Orkney."

The first to receive the passes are Olena Katsy and Natalia Simonova, pictured here with Stagecoach xxxxx and Keith Bendall Project Manager (Resettlement Schemes) on Thursday.

Orkney Islands Council’s Scapa Flow Museum has been shortlisted for a national industry award.

Trailer owners are being urged not to use public car parks to store their trailers following complaints to the Council from members of the public.

Due to staff training, the Council Offices reception will be closing at the slightly earlier time of 3.30pm on Friday 24 June 2022.

Customer Services will be closed for phone calls from 4pm but you will still be able to get through to other teams on 01856 873535 if you know the extension number. The Warehouse Buildings in Stromness will also close at the earlier time of 3.45pm.

Scapa Flow Museum will welcome visitors again from 2 July – in time for the school holidays.

George Mackay Brown enthusiasts are invited to attend a poignant formal opening this International Refugee Week of 'Travellers', the public art installation commissioned for the centenary of the writer's birth.

There’s Still Time to Get Involved - Community Council Nominations Deadline is Extended

Your Community Council needs you and that is why we have extended the deadline of Orkney’s Community Council Elections to enable more people to get involved.

Orkney Islands Councillor Steven Heddle – who was convener of OIC from 2012-2017 – has been voted in as Vice-President of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA).

Councillor Heddle, who represents Kirkwall East as an independent, was elected at Friday’s (June 17) CoSLA Convention in Edinburgh.