A group of KGS pupils have taken a close up look at their new school under construction.
A special event in the Kirkwall Town Hall on Saturday February 25 will showcase activities and services available for young people in Orkney.
Proposed transmission charges outlined by Ofgem will disadvantage the UK’s islands and Orkney’s renewables future, says OIC in its response to a consultation by the national energy regulator.
Four drilling rigs are in the county to drill boreholes for the ground source heating system at each of the new schools being built as part of Orkney Islands Council’s Schools Investment Programme (SIP).
A selection of households in Orkney are set to help pilot the Council’s plans for alternate weekly collections – rubbish collected one week, recyclables the next.
Recent Drawings by Rik Hammond is a collection of abstract drawings that challenge the viewer to use their own imagination to interpret the images on display.
Orkney Islands Council has agreed to award a contract for the work involved in the Stromness Pierhead Regeneration Project.
Orkney householders were amongst the most responsive in Scotland following a recent radon testing campaign run in the county by the Health Protection Agency (HPA).
Orkney Islands Council today (Thursday 9 February) agreed a £1.9 million savings target for the next financial year – considerably less than the £4 million originally anticipated.
The Electoral Registration Officer in Orkney is urging voters in the isles who have not returned their postal vote application forms issued in mid December to do so as soon as possible.
Orkney Islands Council is looking for input from the public on two important local housing issues.
Huge beams were lowered into place this week at the new pool being constructed as part of Orkney Islands Council's Schools Investment Programme.
The Orkney Public Partnership Forum is linking with NHS Grampian as part of the Board’s formal consultation on proposed changes to the maternity service in Grampian.
Orkney Islands Council’s Stromness Customer Services Office (formerly known as the Stromness Cash Office) will be moving from the Old Ferry Terminal Building, Ferry Road, Stromness to the Northlink Terminal Building, Stromness, KW16 3BH on Wednesday 15 February 2012.
From Monday February 6 the rules change over what can be done to alter houses and flats without needing planning permission.
The 2010-11 Annual Report of the Orkney Child Protection Committee is now available on the Committee’s website, available through the Orkney Islands Council homepage.
Orkney Community Planning Partnership has expressed opposition to proposals to give the Royal Mail greater freedom to set prices for postal deliveries.
Orkney voters are being urged to check they are registered to vote ahead of the council elections across Scotland on May 3.
Agatha Christie’s murder-mystery, The Body in the Library, will find a new audience this week when the story is told – a tiny chunk at a time – through Twitter.
Orkney Islands Council’s Policy and Resources Committee has agreed to recommend a £1.9 million savings target for the next financial year – considerably less than the £4 million originally anticipated.
The number of cruise liners set to visit Orkney over the next two seasons has already topped 100.
People with an interest in independent advocacy are being urged to help shape the future of the service in Orkney over the next three years.
Three more local projects have been granted support from the latest round of LEADER funding.
A report highlighting the exceptional quality of cultural life in Orkney is to be shared with communities across Scotland delivering arts and heritage activities.
A consultation starts today on plans to change the weekly timetable at Kirkwall Grammar School.
Orkney Islands Council is urging parents to carry out checks on their child’s car seat after a study found the majority of seats were incorrectly fitted.
Around a dozen people from Flotta are keeping local traditions alive by learning the skills involved in spinning, knitting and dying their own textiles.
Orkney Islands Council has welcomed an announcement by the Government agency Transport Scotland on refit arrangements during NorthLink Ferries’ refit period.
An innovative scheme that uses money recovered from criminals to help finance projects for young people is looking for applications for funding from Orkney.
The Convener of Orkney Islands Council has welcomed a decision by Shetland Islands Council not to make any contribution towards the costs of chartering the CalMac ferry Hebridean Isles to cover the Pentland Firth route while the NorthLink ferry Hamnavoe is in dry dock.
Orkney Islands Council and Shetland Islands Council have made a joint call to the Scottish Government to provide a replacement vessel which fully meets the requirements of both communities during NorthLink’s dry dock period.
Orkney Islands Council’s Trading Standards Service is warning consumers that a scam involving home computers is targeting Orkney residents once again, with over 10 reports received by the team in the last two days.
Twelve new Council homes in St Mary’s will be on show at an Open Day on Friday January 13 from 11:30am to 2.30pm.
Orkney Islands Council’s Trading Standards team is warning the public to be on their guard against the latest scam involving phone calls from individuals claiming to be from the Office of Fair Trading in London.
A new leaflet aimed at helping to protect adults from abuse is published this week.
Tributes have been paid following the death of the Stromness and South Isles Councillor John Eccles.
Care staff with a variety of skills from across Orkney have been training for a new way of caring for people in the community.
Twelve new Council homes in St Mary’s will be on show at an Open Day on January 13 from 11:30am to 2.30pm.
OIC has called for recognition of the huge potential in Scotland’s island communities to generate green energy on behalf of the UK - in response to grid charging proposals published by Ofgem.
Orkney Islands Council’s Trading Standards Service is repeating it’s warning to members of the public not to fall for emails claiming to be from Orkney residents alleging they have been mugged in Madrid, left without money or passports, and desperate for financial assistance to get home.
A floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is due to arrive in Orkney waters between Christmas and New Year.
A group of young writers brought together with help from local authors, the Orkney Library and Archive and funds from Awards For All will have the chance to put together an anthology of their work in 2012.
Orkney Islands Council has sold its property at Ayre Mills.
The Orkney Community Plan was approved by the Orkney Community Planning Partnership at a recent meeting.
The Orkney Community Plan was approved by the Orkney Community Planning Partnership at a recent meeting.
A new £5.5m marine renewables support base in Stromness has moved a step closer following confirmation today that Orkney Islands Council has been granted £1.815m towards the project from the European Regional Development Fund.
The new synthetic grass pitch in Stromness is undergoing final touches this week and will be open for bookings from January 5.
A lighting upgrade in the St Magnus Cathedral to help cut costs has shed new light on the beauty of the building.
The Nord Lys, or ‘Northern Lights’ concert will include a selection of pieces and recitals from:
This Saturday (November 5) sees the opening of the exhibition ‘Where the Land Meets the Sea: recent watercolours by Ian Scott’ at the Orkney Museum, Tankerness House.
The Scottish Government's Chnage Fund has helped set up a one-stop-shop at the Selbro Resource Centre, bringing together Orkney Health & Care and the Third Sector − Orkney Care and Repair − to provide seamless advice, support and assistance to folk in relation to a range of equipment, adaptations and housing related needs.
Anne Youngman of the Bat Conservation Trust in Scotland is coming to Orkney soon for a bat discovery weekend.