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Orkney Islands Council is reminding the public they still need to obtain a ticket for the ‘first hour free’ parking scheme in Council car parks from 1 October.

The Visual Artists and Craft Makers (VACMA) fund aimed at supporting artists in the county to develop their practice has opened once again for applications, for a tenth year.

Performance athletes from across seven sports in Orkney have been awarded funding from ‘Round Two’ of sportscotland’s Athlete Travel Award Scheme, to help them to continue to develop in their chosen sports.

Orkney Islands Council has won a COSLA Excellence Award for its commitment towards decarbonisation through Orkney Community Wind Farms.

A summing up of road closures and delays due to road works, events or cruise - for week starting Monday 2 October.

Two peedie folk supervised deployment of the flood defences at St Margarets Hope, ahead of very high tides and expected storm surges in the next few days.

A reminder that winter opening hours will be in operation from 1 October at our waste and recycling facilities.

Early flood forecasting from SEPA indicates a risk of coastal flooding at St Margarets Hope tomorrow, Thursday 28 September, due to a combination of current high tide levels and storm surges associated with low pressure weather systems.

Local folk involved in a project to encourage, train and support potential child minders and boost child care provision in the county gathered at The Hub in Kirkwall recently to celebrate its success.

Planning application documents – including Environmental Impact Assessments -  have been submitted by Orkney Islands Council for Scapa Deep Water Quay and a logistics base at Hatston pier.