Education officials in Orkney are continuing to discuss the potential impact on schools and early learning facilities if the planned schools’ support staff strike goes ahead in the new term.

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Orkney residents are being urged to check their electoral registration details or risk losing their chance to vote on decisions that affect them.

The Electoral Registration Officer will be getting in touch with every household in the county to check that the electoral register is up to date, and to identify any residents who should be registered but are currently missing.

Robert Eunson, Electoral Registration Officer for Orkney and Shetland, said: “Keep an eye out for important updates from our Electoral Registration Office. The annual canvass is our way of making sure that the information on the electoral register for every address is accurate and up to date. To make sure you don’t lose your say at upcoming elections, simply follow the instructions sent to you.

The team developing Orkney Community Wind Farms will head out to communities across the county next month and provide updates on the progress of the project.

Dounby Show Day - Given Dounby Show on Thursday is a local holiday for many, the amenity sites at Hatston, Garson, Bossack, St Margaret’s Hope and Cursiter will be closed. Chinglebraes will be open as kerbside collections will be carried out as normal.

Anna Gibb and Mark Vincent from Waste and Recycling will be there to promote the Green Johanna Hot composter for food and garden waste. Pop along if you want to find out more.

Orkney Community Wind Farms has been shortlisted as a finalist in this year’s COSLA Excellence Awards.

The aspirations of a committed group of Shapinsay folk has led to the opening of a refurbished island Heritage Centre for everyone to enjoy.

There are new interpretive display boards telling the story of farming in Shapinsay, archaeology, the history of the island schools, Helliar Holm and the World Wars to a striking maritime themed mural documenting ships that have served the island over the years and a reconstruction of the wheelhouse of the MV Iona that now lies to the east side of Elwick Bay; opposite Shapinsay Pier.

Stagecoach are operating a special public bus service on Dounby Show day from Kirkwall and Stromness.

The shuttle service is running throughout the day with the full timetable available here: (link to website article)

A summing up of road works underway or soon to start in the county - for week starting Monday 7 August 2023.

Royal Mail and Skyports Drone Services have today announced the launch of the Orkney I-Port operation, a drone delivery project established in partnership with Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority and Loganair.