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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) marked 200 years of lifesaving at a service of thanksgiving at St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall on Sunday (24 March).

A summing up of road works underway or soon to start in the county - for the week starting Monday 25 March 2024.

Works are due to start next week (Monday 25 March) at Rousay Pier to improve drainage at the car park. 

Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to ensure the safety of site personnel and road users while carriageway maintenance works are carried out.

February 24, 2022, is a day etched on the minds of all Ukrainians – as it dawned with a barrage of Russian missiles raining down on their country. 

Wiping away the tears, Oksana Barabash – a Ukrainian refugee living in Orkney – bravely shares her story in a bid to ensure others around the world never forget the true cost of war. 

“If you asked me to describe Ukraine in one sentence, I would say that it is one of the most beautiful countries in the world with incredible nature and wonderful people,” Nataliia said.  

For those first few seconds of wakening from a deep slumber, a Ukrainian mother’s thoughts are not of war. 

New measures to better protect the poultry sector from future avian influenza outbreaks have been set out by the UK Government (19 March). 

Participants of Child Impact Assessment training say they are now in a much better position to support children and young people in Orkney affected by a family member caught up in the justice system.