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6 December 2021
Getting to the nitty gritty of keeping our roads safe
Tucked away in a fairly snug but warm office at the Council’s winter maintenance headquarters at Hatston, you will find a small team who are in charge of getting the gritter drivers to where they…
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6 December 2021
Disruption to payments in person on Monday 13 December
Orkney Islands Council is advising customers there may be a delay when making payments in person on Monday 13 December as upgrades to OIC’s payments system are carried out.
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6 December 2021
Choose Care – Change Lives!
Orkney Islands Council has launched a recruitment drive to strengthen Orkney’s dedicated Care at Home Service.
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3 December 2021
Getting to the nitty gritty of keeping our roads safe
With a grin etched across his face, Dougie Paterson tells of the satisfaction in knowing he is part of a team helping keep the county’s roads safe for others.
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3 December 2021
Special greetings to you all from one of Orkney’s oldest residents
We have a special festive message here from one of Orkney's oldest residents.
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3 December 2021
'Sensing Magnus' - Paintings by Russell Gilmour at the Orkney Museum
Saturday (11 December) sees the opening of the new Christmas exhibition at the Orkney Museum, Tankerness House, Kirkwall.
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3 December 2021
Full steam ahead for the Nordic Sea
The Nordic Sea will make her inaugural journey on the Papay to Westray route tomorrow morning 3 December.
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3 December 2021
Christmas wish for little boy bravely battling cancer
All I want for Christmas is for my family and friends to be happy and healthy.
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3 December 2021
Proposed rent increase consultation begins
Letters are being sent to all Orkney Islands Council’s council house tenants seeking views on a proposed rent increase for 2022-2023.
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2 December 2021
Occasional Licence - Julie Ritch - 28 Jan 2022
Orkney Islands Area Licensing Board has received an application for occasional licence:
