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The annual Remembrance Day Parade is going ahead on Sunday (14 November) in Kirkwall.

Papdale Primary School is set to reopen in full and Papdale Nursery in part on Monday 15 November.

Sharp-eyed folk passing the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre and Museum at Lyness next week may see the unusual sight of big guns flying through the air.

Animal, footballer or ballerina? The decision is yours! Cast your vote in the online fundraiser and you decide which outfit Papdale Primary’s Kevin Balfour will wear for this month’s Children in Need.

An incredibly poignant tribute to former staff and pupils of Kirkwall Grammar School who were killed during World War One is being shown once again throughout the corridors of the building.

In a special mark of remembrance and respect for those who made the ultimate sacrifice, a slideshow featuring the names and faces of those who perished is currently being displayed on screens as you make your way around the school.

An update on road closures in the centre of Stromness due to current flagstone repairs. 

The ongoing community-wide transmission of COVID-19 in Orkney is having an impact – as would be expected – on a number of schools across the county.

There are small numbers of positive cases being reported in several schools now in addition to Papdale Primary and Nursery, and these are all being closely monitored.

But that day has come for St Magnus Cathedral and our very own Cathedral Custodian, Fran Flett Hollinrake, when Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur raised a motion on 28 October commending what must be Orkney’s most loved historical building – and the contribution that Fran, the Friends of St Magnus Cathedral and Cathedral Minister Rev Fraser Macnaughton make to the Cathedral and the wider community.

Alcohol Awareness Week takes place from 15 – 21 November with this year’s theme focused on “alcohol and relationships”.

Papdale Primary School has seen a rise of 4 COVID-19 cases meaning that as of today, Wednesday, there have been 51 cases among pupils in total. There are eight positive COVID cases among staff and 4 others await the results of PCR tests.