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Public views are being sought on Orkney Islands Council's strategy for bringing empty homes back into use.

The Council's Orkney Library and Archive team have been in the news again - this time for their tweet about a centuries-old item in their care which documents the selling of a piece of land for 'five crowns/krona and two ky' (cattle) in 1402.

Two schools in Orkney have been recognised this week with a prestigious national award from SportScotland for innovation and achievement in delivering physical education and extra-curricular sport.

Two projects have been awarded funding from the local LEADER fund - with time is running out for other projects looking to secure support from the fund.

Parking is free once again from October 1 for the first hour at a number of town centre car parks in Orkney.

Tackling plastic pollution will be top of the list of topics taken to the public this Recycling Week by the Council’s waste team.

Orkney Islands Council Leader, James Stockan, is to meet with senior Scottish Government ministers over the next couple of weeks to discuss a range of issues around Orkney's internal and external ferry services.

Orkney's annual 'Meet the Buyer' networking event takes place on 10 October.

Orkney Islands Council and Orkney Blide Trust are appealing to members of the public for their help reporting vandalism, following recent damage at Tankerness House Gardens.

Extra land is being made available to encourage further business activity at Hatston Pier in Orkney.