With the school holidays upon us, Orkney Islands Council is reminding households that all young people aged under 22 can travel on public buses for free if they have an up to date National Entitlement Card or Young Scot Card.

Orkney Islands Council is appealing to the community to understand the full impact of wilful damage to leisure facilities, following damage to the football pitch at Bignold Park.

Orkney Islands Council has advised that there are currently unavoidable delays in a decisions being made on planning applications

The Council is significantly short staffed within some of the service teams who are routinely asked to comment on planning applications. Their advice on a planning applications is vital as it ensures certain public safety elements of developments – and therefore decisions can’t be made without their input.

When is going to work just like being part of one big family? When you join the team at Eday Community School, that’s when!

OIC is warning drivers of lengthier delays from Wednesday 12 July through Finstown as roadworks return to Evie junction as part of wider works on the A965.