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Orkney Islands Council is  reminding motorists that road works start on Monday (11 October) on the Ayre Mills Roundabout.

Police will be carrying out additional patrols of Kirkwall town centre as antisocial behaviour continues to plague the area around the Kirkwall Travel Centre.

An exciting new “community hub” development in the West Mainland – which will help secure the future of three charities in Orkney – got the backing of Councillors on Tuesday 5 October.

Orkney Islands Council is reminding Westray residents their collection day for waste and recycling is now Mondays.

This week, Royal Mail has started a trial of scheduled, autonomous flights for two weeks between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay (both in the Orkney Islands) with Windracers Ltd to help better connect remote island communities.

“Our door is open – we are here to try and help people if we can” – this was the clear message for Afghan families being resettled in the UK from Councillors in Orkney.

Orkney Islands Council will soon be handing over the reins to part of the Stromness Squash Courts to the Orkney Amateur Weight Lifting Club, in what is the first ‘Community Asset Transfer’ for the county.

Orkney’s economic, environmental and cultural assets will be showcased to northern neighbours later this month when Orkney Islands Council’s Leader and Chief Executive present at the Arctic Circle Assembly.

An information session is due to take place at the Orkney Research and Innovation Campus in Stromness next week (Thursday 14 October) for local people to find out more about a pilot project exploring the use of autonomous - or self-driving - vehicles (AVs).

Residents of high-risk flood areas in Orkney have hailed the recent flood resilience event a great success.

The Council hosted the resilience community engagement event at the end of September with a visit from the Scottish Flood Forum (SFF) – Scotland’s only charity dedicated to supporting flood-risk communities. Their aim is to reduce the impacts of flooding on individuals and communities, through providing immediate support and by establishing a network of community resilience groups in flood risk areas to equip communities to cope with the impacts and threat of flooding.