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The Council’s Transportation Service is seeking further feedback from South Ronaldsay residents to ‘fine tune’ the pilot on-demand door-to-door community transport service in the area. 

“The hug of despair” - that’s how Sergeant Simon Hay described the slumping of a parent who has received the devastating news that their child has been killed in a road crash. 

Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Orkney and Skills Development Scotland (SDS) are joining forces to host the third Orkney Careers Fair this October in Kirkwall. 

More than 1200 local folk enjoyed activities laid on by the Council’s Sport and Leisure team, with 154 sessions on offer over the summer break period - most free or free of charge with an Active Life membership.

As the Ness of Brodgar exhibition enters its final weeks, The Orkney Museum will open this Sunday from 10am to 4pm to allow extra viewings.

Kirkwall’s Travel Centre could be subject to early closures again if ongoing issues around anti-social behaviour are not resolved.  

The Council’s Marine Planners are delighted with the significant wave of interest shown in the draft Orkney Regional Marine Plan and Finfish Farming Spatial Guidance consultations. 

Education Scotland inspectors found “confident children who are safe, included and happy” at North Walls Community School and Nursery.