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The ReFLEX Orkney project has launched a new carbon calculator to help the Orkney community estimate its carbon footprint and monitor it over time.

Electors are reminded that the deadline to apply for a proxy vote is less than a week away.

Some Westray residents are being asked to re-present bins again tomorrow, Wednesday, today's refuse truck had to return to mainland Orkney as it was full, leaving 70 properties uncollected.

Orkney Islands Council has today (20 April 2021) agreed to sign the Edinburgh Declaration for the protection of biodiversity.

Organisations involved in visitor management in Orkney have met in preparation for the easing of travel restrictions later this month.

St Magnus (and Orkney) Mourns The Duke of Edinburgh

Organisations in Orkney with innovative ideas for local investment are invited to bid for support from a new fund.

People across Orkney are encouraged to look out for their postal votes next week.

A free course for landlords will run in Orkney later this month aimed at ensuring they know how to register and how to comply with their obligations to tenants.

Following the First Minister’s recent announcement, all secondary and primary pupils in Orkney will return to full-time, in-person and face-to-face learning following the Easter break on Monday 19 April.