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Poet Laureate Simon Armitage will visit Orkney later this spring as part of his nationwide Laureate’s Library Tour, with Orkney Library & Archive being the final stop for the 2026 schedule.

Our Food Team is urging parents to check their cupboards for jars of 190g HiPP Organic Vegetable Lasagne for children due to product recall.

A summary of road delays and closures due to road and building/utility works and events for the week starting Monday 27/04/2026.

Orkney Islands Council Leader Heather Woodbridge has written to broadband providers seeking firm assurances that residents and businesses affected by a prolonged outage in Orkney’s Outer North Isles will be fully compensated, and that stronger measures are put in place to prevent such an incident from happening again.

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 Norwegian Constitution Day, the roads referred to in the schedule below will be closed and parking will not be permitted on Sunday 17 May 2026 between 10am and 4.15pm. Emergency service vehicles are exempt from the prohibition.

Proposals to redevelop St Rognvald House care home in Kirkwall in order to provide accommodation for agency workers in Orkney has taken a step forward today.

Orkney Islands Council is urging local residents and businesses to take part in an important national consultation on flood risk management. As a partner in flood risk management with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the Council is keen to ensure that Orkney's voice is well represented.

A summary of road delays and closures due to road and building/utility works and events for the week starting Monday 20/04/2026.

Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to ensure the safety of site personnel and road users while carriageway maintenance works are carried out.

Anyone not already registered to vote has just under a week left to ensure they can take part in the forthcoming Scottish Parliamentary Election on Thursday 7th May.