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Plans are on course for Papa Westray to get a new airfield terminal building and car park.
5 April 2024
A summary of road closures and delays for the week starting Monday 8 April 2024.
5 April 2024
The re-opening of the Point of Ness campsite in Stromness has been put back to Saturday 13 April due to unavoidable delays with the works taking place on site.
4 April 2024
Plans to give the Rockworks community playing fields in Holm a new lease of life moved a step closer after Councillors agreed to provide a grant of up to £16,085 towards the project costs from the Council’s Community Development Fund.
4 April 2024
Wise words from the late Roy Castle – host of the BBC show “Record Breakers” – and something two young swimmers in Orkney have certainly lived up to given recent record-breaking performances!
2 April 2024
Thirteen athletes in Orkney have been selected for funding to enable them to keep on track with their chosen sports.
2 April 2024
A summing up of road works underway or soon to start in the county - for the week starting Monday 1 April 2024.
29 March 2024
Watch a behind-the-scenes look back at the 2024 Orkney Parasport Festival
29 March 2024
One of Orkney’s rarest animals – the flapper skate – is the focus of a new short film due for release this week. 31st March 2024.
29 March 2024
Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under Section 62 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to ensure the safety of the public and road users when cruise liner passengers are visiting Kirkwall.
28 March 2024