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12 December 2025
Roads update for week starting 15/12/25
A summary of road delays and closures due to road and building/utility works and events for the week starting Monday 15/12/2025.
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12 December 2025
UHI Orkney secures funding for new state of the art laboratory
Image (Scott Timpany showing visitors Viking barley grains at a pop-up lab environmental archaeology lab in Rousay.)
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10 December 2025
Kirkwall Travel Centre Christmas Opening Hours
Wednesday 24 December – 08:30 to 17:00 Thursday 25 December – Closed Friday 26 December - Closed Saturday 27 December – 08:30 to 16:30 Sunday 28 December - Closed Monday 29 December – 08:30 to 16:30…
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10 December 2025
Bus Festive Season Services 2025–2026
The following arrangements will apply over the Festive Period.
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10 December 2025
Orkney 2025 Island Games leaves economic impact and enduring legacy
A new report evaluating the impact of the 20th International Island Games has revealed that Orkney 2025 added £4 million to the island’s economy, and has left a powerful legacy for local sport,…
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9 December 2025
Nine play areas across Orkney have seen major improvements this year
Nine play areas across Orkney have seen major improvements this year, breathing a new lease of life into the sites.
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8 December 2025
2025 Orkney Carer's Conference recording now available online
November saw the 2025 Orkney Carers' Conference take place at the Pickaquoy Centre, focusing on the local support available to unpaid carers in our community. A full recording of the event, along…
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8 December 2025
Inter Island Ferry Timetables – Winter 2026/27
Inter Island Air and Ferry Timetables are considered 12 months in advance by communities via the Air and Ferry Forum, with draft timetables circulated to Community Councils for consultation.
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8 December 2025
Festive Period Closures - Waste Management Sites
The Landfill Site at Bossack will close at 3.45pm on Wednesday 24 December 2025 and will not reopen until 8am on Tuesday 6 January 2026.
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8 December 2025
Festive Period Domestic and Commercial Refuse Collections – Islands
Domestic and commercial collection days over Christmas and New Year are listed below. Regular collections will resume on Monday 5 January 2026.
