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Isles residents with more than one car can now have two vehicles linked to books of travel tickets issued by Orkney Ferries.

Public views are being sought on Orkney Islands Council's strategy for bringing empty homes back into use.

The Council's Orkney Library and Archive team have been in the news again - this time for their tweet about a centuries-old item in their care which documents the selling of a piece of land for 'five crowns/krona and two ky' (cattle) in 1402.

Two schools in Orkney have been recognised this week with a prestigious national award from SportScotland for innovation and achievement in delivering physical education and extra-curricular sport.

Two projects have been awarded funding from the local LEADER fund - with time is running out for other projects looking to secure support from the fund.

Parking is free once again from October 1 for the first hour at a number of town centre car parks in Orkney.

Tackling plastic pollution will be top of the list of topics taken to the public this Recycling Week by the Council’s waste team.

Orkney Islands Council Leader, James Stockan, is to meet with senior Scottish Government ministers over the next couple of weeks to discuss a range of issues around Orkney's internal and external ferry services.

Orkney's annual 'Meet the Buyer' networking event takes place on 10 October.

Orkney Islands Council and Orkney Blide Trust are appealing to members of the public for their help reporting vandalism, following recent damage at Tankerness House Gardens.

Extra land is being made available to encourage further business activity at Hatston Pier in Orkney.

A new coastal flood warning service for Orkney is launched today (Tuesday 18 September).

Reminders have been sent to households in Orkney that have so far not returned this year’s Electoral Registration forms.

St Magnus Cathedral, one of Orkney’s best-known landmarks, is set to become the canvas for a short film as part of events to mark the armistice of the Great War.

The Council is reminding the public of the risks of dumping explosives following discovery by staff of 26 marine distress flares at St Margaret’s Hope household waste and recycling centre.

Diversions and changes to public bus timetables will be in place from this Monday (10 September) while vital road work is carried out by the Council on Junction Road and New Scapa Road in Kirkwall.

Orkney Islands Council and West Side Cinema have secured strategic support from Film Hub Scotland to continue to develop film exhibition and community cinema provision in the county.

Feedback received during the Council's recent 'Community Conversations' consultation meetings has been published today (Tuesday September 4) by the Council.

Visitors to St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall can now access a handy app providing an audio-visual guide to the iconic building.

Orkney Islands Council is urging local people to see if they can help complete a photographic collection of all Orcadian service personnel killed during the First World War, as the centenary of the end of the conflict draws near.