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Orkney Island Council have received an occasional licence application from Kerry Leask for Cromarty Hall, St Margaret's Hope.

A free car seat safety clinic is coming to Orkney in July, aimed at helping protect your young children whilst out and about in a vehicle.

The Orkney Islands Area Licensing Board has received an application for occasional licence from Iain Laird for a Marquee in grounds of The Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall.

Notice is hereby given that Orkney Islands Council has made an order in terms of section 62 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to ensure the safety of the public and road users while the Orkney Vintage Club Ltd. hold a Vintage Car Rally.

Manse Road Play Park is due to re-open today, Wednesday 15 July, after being closed at the end of last year for an extensive development to become Orkney’s first fully inclusive play park. 

Community groups across Orkney are being encouraged to come forward with regeneration projects that could benefit from support through the Scottish Government's Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF). 

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

Elaine Harcus, Orkney Islands Council’s Team Leader for Sports and Leisure, is fresh back from a working visit to the Faroe Islands - and she’s brimming with ideas for sports clubs in Orkney.  

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 when cruise liner passengers are visiting Kirkwall.

Notice is hereby given that Orkney Islands Council has made an order in terms of section 62 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to the effect that, in connection with various Stromness Shopping Week events, the roads in Stromness specified in the Schedule hereto will be closed between the hours on the dates all as specified in the said Schedule.