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3 November 2026
Planning your own fireworks for Bonfire Night? Read this first
Orkney Islands Council, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Police Scotland are reminding anyone planning their own fireworks this week about the law around buying and using them, and how to celebrate safely.
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29 October 2026
Why shouldn’t you care? The voices of care experienced young people in Orkney amplified through art.
A new poster campaign, featuring original artwork created by a group of young people with care experience, is set to raise awareness of Care Experience Week and challenge the stigma that surrounds the experience of care in Orkney from Wednesday.
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26 October 2026
Flood Warning for St Margaret’s Hope, alongside Amber Flood Risk and Yellow Wind Warning - Tuesday 27 October
SEPA has issued a Flood Warning for St Margaret’s Hope, where flooding of low-lying land, roads and properties is expected on Tuesday 27 October, from approximately 9:30am. This comes alongside a wider Amber flood risk for coastal and tidal flooding across Orkney, and a Yellow weather warning for wind from the Met Office, in place for Orkney from 3am to 9pm on Tuesday.
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26 October 2026
Nominations open for the Orkney Sports Awards 2026
Nominations are now open for the Orkney Sports Awards 2026, celebrating the athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers and teams who have made their mark on sport in Orkney over the past year.
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23 October 2026
Storm Boelo - Service Update
The Met Office has issued a Yellow weather warning for wind covering Orkney, from 6pm on Saturday 24 October until 9pm on Sunday 25 October.
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22 October 2026
Temporary unavailability of the MyOrkney platform
Orkney Islands Council is advising customers that our online MyOrkney customer platform, provided by Granicus, is currently unavailable.
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20 October 2026
Pickaquoy Centre Swimming Pool reopening expected towards the end of November
Work to repair and replace systems at The Pickaquoy Centre continues to progress well, and the pool and associated facilities are now expected to reopen towards the end of November, with the timeline dependent on the delivery of the remaining specialist electrical components for the main switch panel.
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19 October 2026
Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week turns 10 with a free programme of events in Orkney
A free programme of talks, workshops and fitness classes is on offer in Orkney to mark the 10th anniversary of Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week, running from Monday 2 to Friday 6 November.
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14 October 2026
Stromness Town Hall Update
Efforts are underway at the Town Hall in Stromness to eradicate rats which have recently found their way into the building. A rat was spotted by a keen-eyed member of cleaning staff last week, with pest control and building inspectors immediately mobilised to tackle and investigate the issue.
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12 October 2026
'One week on a boat is worth a year on land': young Orcadians complete Ocean Youth Trust voyage
Ten young people from Orkney have spent a week living and working aboard the Alba Venturer, a 70-foot ketch operated by Ocean Youth Trust Scotland, sailing from Greenock between 5 and 10 October.