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There’s no time for any “Summertime Blues” as the OIC Sport & Leisure Team launches its packed programme of activities for the summer months – and even better, some of them are free!

If you are looking for something to do “All Summer Long”, then take a spy at our booklet here - Sports and Leisure (orkney.gov.uk)

Orkney Islands Council is seeking views on its enforcement policy - which sets out its approach to how it enforces some of the laws it is responsible for - for example in environmental health, trading standards and animal welfare.

With the support of the OIC’s Licensing team, a longheld dream to run a hostel and campsite business is continuing.

Papdale Primary pupils are polite and proud of their school with good staff relationships underpinning a supportive learning climate, a recent inspection has found.

Learning, teaching and assessment and raising attainment and achievement was rated as “good”, by HM Inspectors of Education with leadership of change and ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion said to be “satisfactory”.

There has been a “marked change” in the stability, learning, well-being, ethos, culture, community involvement and communication at Eday Primary School and Nursery Class, according to HM Inspectors of Education.

The follow-up inspection during May this year found a raft of improvements have been successfully introduced within the school and nursery thanks to the efforts of staff, Education officials, pupils and the wider community working together.

A previous inspection identified areas that required improvement work to be undertaken.

Here in Orkney, we have a number of social work roles within Orkney Health and Care that offer the chance to make a real difference to the lives of others.

Are you looking to fill up your days during the summer holidays - combining cooking with counting?

Orkney will be centre stage for youth voice this weekend, when 100 MSYPs and their support workers gather for the 79th Scottish Youth Parliament sitting, at Kirkwall Grammar School – in the midst of the nomination period for the next Parliament.

Following a successful short-term lets licensing information day focusing on the application process, it’s planned to hold another one!

This time we are asking folk to book a 20-minute slot beforehand so that no-one has to wait to see a Licensing Officer.

The Council’s Youth Services team and local MSYP Kaydence Drayak are urging local young people to stand up for what they believe in - by standing for election onto Scottish Youth Parliament.