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Orkney Islands Council is advising that Palace Road and Tankerness Lane in Kirkwall will be open to traffic again from Monday (2 December).

Voters in Orkney are reminded they still have time to apply for a proxy vote.

Orkney is getting into the festive spirit with the annual tree lighting season starting this week.

The MV Shapinsay will provide ferry services to and from Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre from Monday 25 November.

Orkney Islands Council is advising that road maintenance work will be carried out in Kirkwall next week.

Orkney Islands Council is advising that festive lighting will be put up in Stromness on Monday 25 November.

Alistair Buchan, Orkney Islands Council’s Chief Executive since 1997, has retired on medical grounds.

Orkney Islands Council has issued a reminder that people under a week left to help choose names for the county's two new tugs.

With under four weeks to go before the General Election, voters in Orkney and Shetland are being urged to think now about how they plan to take part in the poll.

A new exhibition at the Orkney Museum features a colourful Russian link with the islands in the 1800s

Six candidates have put their names forward to stand for the Orkney and Shetland Constituency in the UK General Election in December.

Orkney Islands Council advising that festive lighting will be put up in St Margaret’s Hope on Thursday 14 November 2019.

Orkney Islands Council is advising that road maintenance work will be carried out in Kirkwall next week.

The Notice of Election for December’s General Election has been published today (Friday 8 November).

Sports Awards Nominations are requested for the most prestigious awards in Orkney sport.

Orkney Islands Council is advising of plans for resurfacing works on six roads around Orkney over coming months.

Young people from across Orkney will gather in the Council Chamber to debate issues of importance to them later this month.

A record number of Scottish schools - 12 of them from Orkney - have received a prestigious award from sportscotland in recognition of their commitment to school sport.

A public vote is underway to select the names for Orkney’s new tugs - currently under construction in Turkey.

Orkney Islands Council is to present revised plans for a six turbine wind farm at Quanterness to the public later this month.

Orkney Islands Council is advising that Alfred Street in Stromness will be closed to traffic from Monday 4 November for around five weeks to allow drainage work to take place.