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Residents and businesses in Westray and Shapinsay are being reminded that changes to their recycling and refuse collections start next week (week starting Monday 19 November).

A joint project between Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles is one of the latest community projects to secure support from Orkney Islands Council’s LEADER fund.

Pictures of the islands by two pioneering photographers are to go on show at the Orkney Museum in Kirkwall.

A shuttle bus service will operate on Sunday 11 November to help people attend the Armistice Day event at Scapa Beach.

This year’s Remembrance Sunday, November 11, marks the centenary of the Armistice that brought to an end to the hostilities of the Great War. A special programme of events will mark the day.

Orkney Islands Council is advising customers in Kirkwall West and Kirkwall South (Area 2) whose recycling was not collected yesterday (Tuesday 8 November) that they can present their bins again this Friday 9 November.

Orkney Islands Council is dealing with an incident that has created major IT problems at many of its facilities.

Orkney Islands Council is carrying out important maintenance work on its electrical vehicle charging points recommended by engineers.

A courageous Orkney soldier who lost his life during the First World War has been chosen as the face of Armistice commemorations in the islands.

The walls of Orkney’s St Magnus Cathedral were transformed this evening as the internationally significant building became the canvas for a short film marking the centenary of the end of the First World War.