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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.  

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. 

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!  

Thirteen athletes in Orkney have been selected for funding to enable them to keep on track with their chosen sports. 

A summing up of road works underway or soon to start in the county - for the week starting Monday 1 April 2024.

Watch a behind-the-scenes look back at the 2024 Orkney Parasport Festival

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. 

What better way to spend Easter weekend, than cosied up within the walls of Kirbuster Museum listening to a tale or two from local and visiting storytellers. 

‘Tetra pak’ style cartons will no longer be accepted for recycling at our Household Waste and Recycling Centres from April due to the high costs incurred in transporting them for reprocessing.

I declare that the result of the Orkney Islands Council Local Government By-Election in the Stromness & South Isles Ward is as follows: