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One of Orkney’s rarest animals – the flapper skate – is the focus of a new short film due for release this week. 31st March 2024. 

What better way to spend Easter weekend, than cosied up within the walls of Kirbuster Museum listening to a tale or two from local and visiting storytellers. 

‘Tetra pak’ style cartons will no longer be accepted for recycling at our Household Waste and Recycling Centres from April due to the high costs incurred in transporting them for reprocessing.

I declare that the result of the Orkney Islands Council Local Government By-Election in the Stromness & South Isles Ward is as follows:

Orkney midwife Taylah Paterson is challenging the stereotypical beliefs held by some over women in sport whilst continuing to deliver as an athlete on the track. 

Works to improve pedestrian safety in Stromness are due to get underway this week. 

Firth Primary has become the first school in Orkney to be given the prestigious Reading School accreditation by the Scottish Book Trust. 

Do you have formal wear cluttering your closet? Be a fairy godmother and donate to the 2024 Prom Pop Up Appeal to help make every young person's Prom a night of magic and sparkle!

The Kirkwall Travel Centre will reopen to the public on Friday afternoons from this week.  

The centre will now be staffed from 3:00pm to 5:00pm Monday to Thursday, and from 1:30pm to 5:00pm on a Friday.  

Orkney Islands Council has extended its partnership with Warmworks for a fifth year, helping local households to benefit from a Scottish Government scheme supporting improvements in home energy efficiency.