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  • Reminder to householders of festive recycling changes

    Orkney Islands Council is reminding householders there will be reduced kerbside recycling collections over the festive period - with reduced collections and eight weeks between collection of some recyclables streams.

    14 November 2024

  • Report sets out value of public feedback to OIC

    Councillors at tomorrow’s meeting of the Council’s Monitoring and Audit Committee (14 November 2024) will be presented with a report on the number of representations received from the public about the services the Council provides.  

    13 November 2024

  • Sports Awards Deadline Approaching

    The deadline for nominations for the Orkney Sports Awards 2024 is fast approaching. 

    11 November 2024

  • Roads update for week starting 11 November 2024

    A summing up or road delays and closures for the week starting 11 November 2024.

    9 November 2024

  • Winter living allowance scam

    Our Trading Standards team is aware of multiple instances of local residents receiving text messages claiming to be from the Home Office or the UK Government advising that with the reduction of the winter heating subsidy the householder can instead claim a "living allowance" which may be payable in instalments.

    8 November 2024

  • Curtain rises on KAOS centenary exhibition

    Taking centre stage within the Orkney Museum next week (9 November) is the Kirkwall Amateur Operatic Society’s exhibition celebrating 100 years of music and drama in the county. 

    6 November 2024

  • Housing Services Annual Report Published

    Orkney Islands Council’s Housing Services Annual Report for 2023-2024 has been published and details a strong performance across a number of areas, despite a challenging year for the service.  

    6 November 2024

  • MSYP spotlight on Orkney Youth Forum

    As part of Youth Work Week 2024 (5-11 November) we asked Orkney's MSYPs - Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament - for a few words about Orkney Youth Forum and the benefits for young people of getting involved.

    5 November 2024

  • New book tells the story of Sanday knitters

    The remarkable story of a how a small group of skilled craftswomen in the Orkney island of Sanday built a knitwear business that went on to supply prestigious clothing outlets around the world, has been recounted in a new book out this week.

    5 November 2024

  • Capturing the sounds of Orkney 2025

    The sounds of Orkney sport will echo in music around Orkney’s iconic St Magnus Cathedral next summer, alongside voices from island groups involved in the 2025 Island Games, as part of a project celebrating the culture of Orkney and its fellow island communities

    4 November 2024