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Eligible families in Orkney will receive a £301 UK Government cost of living payment from Tuesday 2-9 May.

Those entitled to the payment must be in receipt of tax credits and no other means-tested benefits.

The payment will be paid automatically by HM Revenue and Customs into most customers’ bank accounts between Tuesday 2 and Tuesday 9 May 2023 across the UK.

The search is on for Scotland's most inspiring young people for the Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards 2023.

The Awards look for people across Scotland to nominate young people who do extraordinary work to improve their community and the lives of others.

A potentially life-saving defibrillator has been installed within the Bignold Park in Kirkwall thanks to the efforts of a number of local football clubs and Scottish Sea Farms.

Kirkwall Wanderers, Rovers and Thorfinn, approached local salmon farmer Scottish Sea Farms for help in buying a defibrillator for the Bignold, which is not only used for matches and training, by the Orkney Agricultural Society for the County Show, and now more than ever by members of the public given the recent introduction of the Council-funded roadway.

Albert Street in Kirkwall will be closed on Friday 7 April for repairs.

The Orkney Travel Matters survey has been extended to allow more households to have their say on how active travel can be supported in the county.

Did you know learning something new is good for you? Community Learning course bookings open 6 April!

The artist behind a new exhibition at the Orkney Museum took inspiration from a book retelling stories of selkie folk.

Sarah McFadyen’s new collection of paintings is known as ‘The People of The Sea’ after a book of the same title by David Thomson, published in 1954.

An uplifting musical collaboration took place in Hoy on Monday 27 March with the pupils of North Walls Community School performing with musicians from Gordonstoun School, who were on tour in Orkney.

Not only was the concert a chance for the pupils to work together, but the event also raised around £350 for the RNLI Longhope lifeboat.

A round up of road works underway or soon to start in the county, for week starting 3 April 2023.

A number of local athletes have been selected to benefit from funding to enable them to keep on track with their chosen sports.

Twelve athletes in Orkney have been awarded the sportscotland special grant to help sportspeople in regional and rural Scotland access competitive and training opportunities.