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Summer public bus service timetables for Orkney are due to come into effect from Sunday May 5.

A series of consultation events will be held in Stromness next month for local folk to come together and discuss and share ideas for the future of Stromness.

A programme of events has been announced marking 100 years since the scuttling of the German High Seas fleet in Scapa Flow.

Orkney Islands Council is to investigate an additional two sites for potential community wind farms in the county - to add to the project already under investigation on Hoy. 

The Council has announced where grounds maintenance work will be focused over the months ahead.

Fees for using Orkney Islands Council’s electric vehicle chargers are set to be introduced next month.

Orkney Islands Council is carrying out flagstone repairs in Kirkwall town centre this week.

Changes have been made to the fitness suite timetable at Stromness Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre, following consultation with local community organisations and businesses.

A member of staff at Orkney Islands Council has been shortlisted in a national awards scheme which recognises the best young talent in the renewables and energy fields.

The Council is reminding households and businesses that there will be no waste or recycling collections on the May Day Holiday (Monday 6 May).