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Local young people’s concerns and aspirations will be front and centre in the Council Chamber this week when the Orkney Youth Chamber Debate takes place.  

A summing up of road delays and closures due to road and building/utility works, cruise visits and events - for the week starting Monday 2 June 2025. 

Our Transportation team is reminding bus users that passengers wishing to travel to the historic sites should use the timing points highlighted orange on the X1 timetable to travel to and from the sites.

School children across Orkney are diving into a world of island culture, language and geography thanks to an educational initiative launched in the countdown to the Orkney 2025 International Island Games

Orkney’s carers are the focus of the next fortnight as nationally Dementia Week and then Carers Week take place – with local organisations hosting events aimed at highlighting support available locally.

A summing up of road delays and closures due to road and building/utility works, cruise visits and events - for the week starting Monday 26 May 2025. 

It’s been well documented that our Orkney Ferries fleet is ageing and in need of replacement.  Over a number of years, we’ve been engaging with Scottish Government to tackle this challenge, looking at how the Government might support the Council with its replacement plans.  

A variety of free and fun activities for all ages will be on offer at a special Family Fun Day being hosted by the Council’s Community Learning and Development and Employability team in June. 

The Princess Royal will officially open the Orkney 2025 International Island Games.

The progress being made by Orkney Islands Council on a final business case for Orkney’s Ferry Replacement Programme has been described as positive following last week’s meeting of the Ferries Taskforce.