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Papdale Park now comes fully equipped with an EV charger at the site.

Folk could take a wander around the green space or have a seat and enjoy the surroundings while the vehicle is plugged in.

An update on road works underway or soon to start in the county - for the week beginning 27 March 2023.

There were lots of happy peedie faces again at this year's Parasport Festival, proudly supported by our Community Sports and Active Schools teams.

Families, bairns and staff from the Glaitness School community will be celebrating the end of the first part of their journey to Net Zero with a “Walk to School Week”.

By Friday 24 March – the last day of the Walk to School Week - it is hoped that most families who are able will walk, cycle or share a lift to school with the ultimate aim of reducing CO2 emissions created by the school run by 80%.

The Scottish Government is raising awareness around the new short-term lets licensing and what hosts need to do as part of the application process.

Like all local authorities throughout Scotland, the Council has been tasked with administering the new scheme on behalf of the Scottish Government and a number of hosts have successfully applied for their new licences through OIC – and a number of others are within the system.

The small staff team at Braeburn Court Housing Support Service are “respectful and delivered care and support in the way residents would wish” – but there were failings around leadership which had left the service weak or adequate in parts, according to a recent Care Inspectorate report.

An unannounced inspection was carried out by the Care Inspectorate at Braeburn Court in St Margaret’s Hope between 20 February and 1 March this year, with the findings published this week (20 March).

An innovative programme being run from Kirkwall Airport -  which is set to deliver the blueprint for net zero regional aviation in the UK - has picked up a major industry accolade.

The Sustainable Aviation Test Environment (SATE) programme secured the Aerospace and Defence award at the seventh annual Collaborate to Innovate (C2I) awards which are led by The Engineer magazine.

A very special musical event is being held in the Gable End Theatre, North Walls when two schools will come together to perform for the community – and raise money for the Longhope Lifeboat.

Pupils from Gordonstoun School in Moray are joining those from North Walls Community School to put on a concert in the Theatre on Monday 27 March at 2pm.

Orkney Builders (Contractors) Ltd has been awarded the contract to build the new nursery at Orkney College with a successful bid of £2.65 million.

The 14-month project will see a new build nursery located next to the College campus. The location lends itself well to opportunities to support Childhood Practice Students as they develop their skills, therefore supporting a key sector which has had recruitment challenges.

SEPA have extended their flood warning for Orkney for tomorrow morning (Wednesday).

The areas now at risk include St Margaret’s Hope, Burray and Ayre of Cara, Stromness, Westray (Pierowall), Hoy and Longhope, and Sanday.