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The Council’s Roads team will be putting up festive lighting in Victoria Street, Stromness, tomorrow (Thursday 19 November 2020).

Young carers in Orkney have been putting their time during a pandemic to good use – getting creative and producing a calendar, which is now for sale at a number of local outlets.

Building Standards lie at the core of building design and construction.

Each of Scotland's local authorities provides a building standards service - and it's an exciting profession to be part of.

The recycling centre at St Margaret’s Hope will re-open on Tuesday 24 November.

Members of the public are being reminded that they have just under two weeks left to make their views known about a proposed wind farm on Faray - before a planning application is submitted early next year.

On Monday night (9 November) the Kirkwall Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) funded project, the Storehouse Restaurant with Rooms, was recognised in the biennial Inverness Architectural Association Awards.

Monday (16 November) marks the start of week two of our new recycling collection arrangements.

People in Orkney are being reminded to check their voter registration details are up to date.

The Leader of Orkney Islands Council has called on the Scottish Government for a further relaxation of Covid-19 rules to allow people in the county to visit one another’s homes.

Unable to gather the school for a Remembrance ceremony, Stromness Academy found a different way to remember.