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Staff at Kalisgarth and Very Sheltered Housing on Westray are “dedicated, compassionate and genuinely care for the people they support”.

And those receiving care feel “respected and valued” and are “very happy” with the service, according to the Care Inspectorate, following an unannounced inspection of the service between 26 April and 7 June 2023.

Our Autumn programme of community learning opens for bookings from tomorrow, Thursday 17 August.

All classes are face to face. Concessions and pay-by-instalment available.

Book online at www.orkney.gov.uk/welearn  - or call 01856 873535 (have your card ready).

Orkney Islands Council is carrying out detailed assessment work after a failure in the roof trusses of the Glaitness School Dining Hall was reported.

Three of Orkney’s council-run cultural heritage attractions have been awarded a 2023 Traveller’s Choice Award by TripAdvisor.

_{Orkney Islands Council will have a number of questions to ask of Transport Minister Fiona Hyslop at a meeting of the 'ferries taskforce' in Kirkwall this week.}

Young folk in Orkney are being offered the chance to learn how to better protect themselves online.

An in-person Young Scot DigiKnow course is being run by the Council’s Youth Services Team as part of the summer activities programme.

The Community Councils team would like to say a huge thanks to folk in South Ronaldsay and Burray who stopped by at the Hup Show with an interest in standing to represent the area in the upcoming community council elections.

The South Ronaldsay and Burray community council area – one of 20 around Orkney – has been without a community council for a year and to help instigate change and improvement, it’s important to have that presence.

Staff at Smiddybrae House continue to go above and beyond to make the time residents spend there special!

During July, seven residents enjoyed a day trip to Sanday – only made possible by two members of staff coming in as volunteers to ensure it could go ahead.

That was certainly the case for a number of our supported older folk in the West Mainland thanks to collaborative working with the Orkney West Mainland Flower Produce and Industrial Show.

A new category for assisted entries was created by the committee where people who have home care, live in sheltered housing, go to the West Mainland Day Centre or live in Hamnavoe House or Smiddybrae House can enter the show.

A summing up of road works underway or soon to start in the county - for week starting Monday 14 August 2023.

A965, Finstown - resurfacing work on the A965 in Finstown (between the junction with Heddle Road and Baikie’s Stores) will be restarting on Monday 14 August on phase 3 of the works (from the Finstown Post Office to Grandon Road) with works expected to finish mid-September. This will see a return of temporary traffic lights to the area.