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A summary of road delays and closures due to road and building/utility works, cruise visits and events for the week starting Monday 1 September 2025.

A ‘Whale Stranding’ protocol is being drawn up by Orkney Islands Council to support the local authority and its partners in responding to such incidents.

OIC’s Arts Development service is reminding local groups that applications to the Council’s  Culture Fund – for arts, heritage or Orkney dialect projects in 2026/27- closes on 31 October.

The Visual Artists and Craft Makers (VACMA) Award is now open for applications by Orkney artists, to help develop new directions and deepen skills.

A wild makeover of the Library forecourt has seen it transformed into a space where folk can enjoy and learn about local wildflowers.

A summary of road delays and closures due to road and building/utility works, cruise visits and events for the week starting Monday 25 August 2025.

Orkney Islands Council has appointed to its new role of Head of Active Communities  

Orkney Islands Council has appointed a new Head of Planning and Regulatory Services. 

Heriot-Watt University is offering young entrepreneurs, businesses and third-sector organisations across Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides a new opportunity to develop and grow their innovative ideas through the TalEntEd Islands ‘Innovation & Commercialisation’ project.