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Climbing onto the podium at a national bouldering competition to receive a bronze medal is a moment Orkney’s Hope Henderson will never forget. 

A summing up of road closures and delays due to works, community events, or cruise - for the week starting Monday 6 May 2024.

Orkney Islands Council is advising of waste and recycling arrangements for the upcoming  public holiday on Monday 6 May 2024: 

The Orkney Partnership, the county’s community planning partnership, has released a draft vision for Orkney’s just transition to net zero and is inviting feedback from the Orkney community.  

“Ten out of ten” is what P3’s Kian says about the lunches at St Andrews Primary School! 

Everyone involved in the Council’s airfields operation to the Outer North Isles has a vital role to play in ensuring a safe and reliable service for the island communities.  

“I will do as much as I can, for as long as I can” - the positive attitude held by the Council’s Graeme Mainland who is learning to live and work with a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis.

Graeme was only 33 when the autoimmune disease was confirmed in October 2022 – but he’s tackling the condition head on with plans to walk 50k during May to raise funds to continue vital MS research.

Orkney’s blackening season is in full swing once again. 

The banging on the side of the trucks, whistles ringing out, the distinct aroma of molasses in the air and visitors looking bewildered at the local tradition – it's all part and parcel of getting married in the county. 

An ambitious project by the Orkney Gymnastics Club (OGC) to overhaul its equipment to the tune of £156k ahead of the 2025 Islands Games in Orkney has secured the support of the islands Council. 

Four and a half months from start to finish – that's how long it took a farming couple to apply and receive a Farm Diversification Scheme grant through the Council.