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Community Councillors are to be elected for the South Ronaldsay & Burray Community Council.  The number of members required, are as follows:

Orkney has farewelled Scotland’s MSYPs who met at KGS earlier this week (2 and 3 July) for a formal sitting of the Scottish Youth Parliament - as nominations remain open for young people to stand in the next SYP election.

North Ronaldsay put on a breath-taking sunset display recently, during a special guided walk showcasing the island’s Dark Skies status - part of a series of events supported by the North Isles Landscape Partnership Scheme.

With show season soon to start, Orkney Islands Council is reminding the local community that while the UK wide Avian Influenza Prevention Zone has been lifted today ( 4 July), poultry shows and gatherings remain banned.

Orkney Ferries fares are to remain unchanged til the spring of 2024 – with the exception of the multi journey books of tickets.

The status quo is in line with the Scottish Government’s freeze on external ferry fares to the Northern Isles announced on Wednesday 28 June, by the Transport Minister, Fiona Hyslop.

We are looking for all the “Lucy’s” to have led the Norwegian Tree Lighting procession at St Magnus Cathedral between 1997 and 2022.

This year marks the 25^th anniversary of the procession in Orkney and it is planned to put on a special event to commemorate the occasion.

What do the words dilder, fleg, claa, deeskit, blide, rookel, rive and snirl have in common?

Most folk in Orkney will know that they are examples of Orkney dialect but if you would like an insight into the dialect and the Orkney Norn language, then a series of talks are being held by Dr Tom Rendall in the exhibition room at the Orkney Museum during July and August.

The Papay community has joined forces with a local artist to create an animated short film that raises awareness of worldwide environmental issues that are also impacting closer to home.

The first screening of the 12-minute film “Peedie Island” went ahead at the Papay School on Friday (23 June) when around 30 folk, including school children, gathered together to watch the end result.

A summary of road works underway or soon to start in the county - from 3 July 2023.

A reminder there are road closures this Sunday, 2 July, affecting central Kirkwall including Albert St, Broad St, Bridge St and Castle St, for the St Magnus Marathon.