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A summing up of road closures and delays due to works, community events, or cruise - for the week starting Monday 6 May 2024.

Aged just seven, Orkney’s Cailynn Williamson was the only young girl at rugby training.  

A new guidance document around hoarding and self-neglect is being launched in Orkney on Monday (13 May) - the start of National Hoarding Awareness Week - in a bid to raise awareness of the lesser-known mental health conditions. 

If you have a National Entitlement Card and are looking forward to a trip away this summer, please make sure the digital ferry vouchers have been successfully added to your card before travel. 

Locals and visitors can delve into Orkney’s fascinating history and colourful characters of the past as revealed by the gravestones surrounding St Magnus Cathedral – through a new in-depth guided tour, available from this summer.

Orkney’s communities will be on a more level playing field when it comes to the number of qualified sports coaches thanks to a funding package from the Council’s Crown Estate Community Led Development Fund, sportscotland and Orkney 2025. 

A deep-rooted partnership project between primary pupils at Westray Junior High School and the island’s Heritage Centre has led to the opening of a new exhibition focusing on seagrass beds. 

Climbing onto the podium at a national bouldering competition to receive a bronze medal is a moment Orkney’s Hope Henderson will never forget. 

A summing up of road closures and delays due to works, community events, or cruise - for the week starting Monday 6 May 2024.

Orkney Islands Council is advising of waste and recycling arrangements for the upcoming  public holiday on Monday 6 May 2024: