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Due to a shortage of vehicles the Westray refuse collection has been cancelled on Monday 1 September. 

The team at the Kirbuster Farm Museum in Birsay have advised that they'll be opening later on Saturday 30 August

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.

The Orkney Islands Area Licensing Board has received an application for occasional licence from Lodge Odin Dounby for Masonic Hall, Dounby. 

The Orkney Islands Area Licensing Board has received an application for occasional licence from Edith Aitken for the Old School, Quoyloo, Stromness.

Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under Section 62 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to ensure the safety of the public and road users during a Science Festival Vintage Club Event.

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.

The Orkney Islands Area Licensing Board has received an application for occasional licence from Katherine Muir for Stenness Community Hall.