Workers from St Colm’s Café and Crafts had the chance to participate in an outing on a tall ship recently, the Lady of Avenel, which was chartered in Orkney for a few weeks.

A summing up of road works underway or soon to start in the county - for week starting Monday 31 July 2023.

Kirkwall Town Hall – which is home to the community centre and St Magnus Café – is a much-loved facility sitting in great company adjacent to St Magnus Cathedral in the heart of the town’s main throughfare.

You can’t beat the location, the loyalty from customers or the friendly, albeit small staff team!

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time permanent centre supervisor who will look after the day-to-day management of the facility and staff.

You can earn up to £17.36 an hour, there’s a great pension and exceptional annual holidays.

Corporate Catering Service Manager, Scott Pring, said: “If you enjoy cooking, organising others and are looking for a bit of variety in your job, then this would be a great role for you. You get to meet lots of people and the staff say it’s very lightsome.

“We are a great team to be part of and you would be supported into the role.”

To find out more give Scott a shout on (01856) 879238 or scott.pring@orkney.gov.uk.

The closing date is Sunday 13 August 2023.

Centre Supervisor, Kirkwall Community Centre - ORK07348 | Orkney Islands Council | myjobscotland

Read what the staff say here: https://www.orkney.gov.uk/News?postid=7671

Kirkwall town centre is the envy of many across the nation given it’s array of independent and unique retailers and being named Scotland's Most Beautiful High Street, winning a public vote in 2019.

The town centre is home to nearly 300 businesses, some centuries old and some brand new. Thanks to Kirkwall BID – a non-profit organisation that promotes, enhances and supports Kirkwall town centre and its businesses – alongside our support we are confident that our town centre is thriving, bucking the national trend.

SQA exam results will be published on Tuesday 8 August 2023. Candidates who signed up to the MySQA service will receive their results by email or text, and they will be posted to all candidates.

There is lots of support available to learners in understanding results and planning next steps.

The traffic lights at the Finstown roadworks are being removed for almost three weeks.

The works have temporarily paused – until 14 August - while routine maintenance is carried out at the tar plant – an annual occurrence around this time of the year.

Could you or someone you know spare a few hours to help out for a short time to ensure the bairns at Burray and the ‘Hope Schools are getting a hot, healthy meal at lunchtime?

We have two term time, part-time kitchen assistant posts up for grabs until the end of June 2024. So if you fancy giving the role a go, then please get in touch with Scott Pring, Schools Catering Manager on (01856) 879238 or scott.pring@orkney.gov.uk 

Do you want your kids to rockout to a workout, dance to hip-hop, improve their balance skills by walking on water, maybe try their hand at netball or riding a pony, learn to swim or enjoy soft play?

Thanks to the hard work of the Council’s Sport and Leisure team, school age children and young people from across Orkney will be able to do just that after last minute additional funding was announced by the Scottish Government to allow for the programme of activities to be extended.

Orkney athletes will once again be able to apply for funds to help support them with travel costs, thanks to an ongoing partnership between sportscotland, Stagecoach and Orkney Islands Council.

The scheme helps ‘elite pathway’ athletes – athletes with potential to reach elite levels of competition and performance – from Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles gain better access to competitive and training opportunities without having to relocate from the islands.

Orkney Islands Council’s Youth Services team is advising the county’s young folk they now have until 1 September to stand up for what they believe in, by standing for election onto the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP).

Anyone aged between 14 and 25 can nominate themselves to stand, via a quick form on the SYP website.