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A series of public engagement sessions looking more closely at the feasibility of a visitor levy on overnight stays in certain accommodation in Orkney are due to get underway this month (March). 

The Council is advising householders to head to Hatston with their end of life unwanted upholstered furniture, starting from Friday 28 March 2025.

Orkney Islands Council has given its backing to a raft of new measures to better support foster carers to allow them to best meet the needs of children in their care. 

Dependability and commitment to the local community have shone through in the latest round of Orkney Islands Council’s VIP Awards.

Local authorities are at the heart of communities, and solicitors play a crucial role in ensuring councils operate effectively and legally. 

Cursiter recycling centre has reopened today with a new, additional garden waste skip, after an unplanned closure last week to clear up illegal dumping.

Orkney Islands Council is highlighting an upcoming opportunity on 20 March for the public to offer feedback on the CMAL project to replace the two Northern Isles freight vessels currently operating on the Aberdeen to Kirkwall/Lerwick route. 

If you are a contractor or farmer with plant equipment for hire that could assist during periods of extreme weather, planned or reactive road maintenance works, then the Council is keen to hear from you. 

Broad Street will be closed to traffic this Sunday 9 March to enable routine high-level survey work on Kirkwall Town Hall.

A summing up of road delays and closures due to road works underway or soon to start in the county - for the week starting Monday 10 March 2025.