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Locals and visitors can delve into Orkney’s fascinating history and colourful characters of the past as revealed by the gravestones surrounding St Magnus Cathedral – through a new in-depth guided tour, available from this summer.

Orkney’s communities will be on a more level playing field when it comes to the number of qualified sports coaches thanks to a funding package from the Council’s Crown Estate Community Led Development Fund, sportscotland and Orkney 2025. 

A deep-rooted partnership project between primary pupils at Westray Junior High School and the island’s Heritage Centre has led to the opening of a new exhibition focusing on seagrass beds. 

Climbing onto the podium at a national bouldering competition to receive a bronze medal is a moment Orkney’s Hope Henderson will never forget. 

A summing up of road closures and delays due to works, community events, or cruise - for the week starting Monday 6 May 2024.

Orkney Islands Council is advising of waste and recycling arrangements for the upcoming  public holiday on Monday 6 May 2024: 

The Orkney Partnership, the county’s community planning partnership, has released a draft vision for Orkney’s just transition to net zero and is inviting feedback from the Orkney community.  

“Ten out of ten” is what P3’s Kian says about the lunches at St Andrews Primary School! 

Everyone involved in the Council’s airfields operation to the Outer North Isles has a vital role to play in ensuring a safe and reliable service for the island communities.  

“I will do as much as I can, for as long as I can” - the positive attitude held by the Council’s Graeme Mainland who is learning to live and work with a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis.

Graeme was only 33 when the autoimmune disease was confirmed in October 2022 – but he’s tackling the condition head on with plans to walk 50k during May to raise funds to continue vital MS research.