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Public Service Reform is a national priority aimed at ensuring every pound of public sector funding is used effectively and that services are sustainable well into the future.

Orkney Islands Council's Resettlement team, in partnership with the Pier Arts Centre, has organised a new exhibition by Ukrainian refugees now living in Orkney which compares the similarities between Scottish and Ukrainian folklore.

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.

Notice is hereby given that Orkney Islands Council has made an order in terms of section 62 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to ensure the safety of the public and road users during a Kings Baton Relay event.

Notice is hereby given under Regulation 9 (1) of the Local Authority Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2014 that:

Notice is hereby given under Regulation 9 (1) of the Local Authority Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2014 that:

Civic amenity sites in Kirkwall and Stromness will have extended opening hours on a Wednesday night for a 12-week trial period from this week. 

Routine survey work is due to take place on the Kirkwall Town Hall this Sunday 9 March - weather permitting.

Walter Gorman, who retired from his role as Team Manager for Adult & Family Learning with Orkney Islands Council in March, received one of Scotland's most prestigious youth work honours last night - the Lifetime Achievement Award (Fellowship of YouthLink Scotland) - at the National Youth Work Awards 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 the public and road users while Orkney Islands Council installs removable bollards.