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The Orkney Fund is inviting further Expressions of Interest for capital and revenue projects, with £592,000 available in 2026/27 to support ready-to-deliver community initiatives across the islands.

Orkney Islands Council is pleased to announce that redevelopment works will soon begin at Manse 
Road Play Park.

The play park will close to the public on Monday 8 December to allow preparatory works to take 
place, paving the way for Orkney’s first fully inclusive play area.

Orkney's two largest organisations seek to consider how their services can work more closely together to benefit the public. 

The Sanday Shipwreck has been nominated for the Rescue Project of the year at the Current Archaeology Awards. This nomination follows on from the Wreck being named one of the top archaeological finds in 2024 by ‘Dig It!’, a hub for Scottish archaeology coordinated by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.  

Young people from Kirkwall Grammar School, Stromness Academy and Sanday were recognised for their achievements at this year's Duke of Edinburgh's Award Ceremony, held at St Magnus Cathedral on the 20th of November.

Orkney Islands Council is again seeking public views as it moves towards setting its budget in March next year.

A summary of road delays and closures due to road and building/utility works, cruise visits and events for the week starting Monday 01/12/2025.

Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to ensure the safety of site personnel and road users while general carriageway repairs and maintenance are carried out.

On 17 November 2025, Orkney Islands Council made the above-named order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

The effect of the order, which comes into operation on 8 December 2025, will be to create a twenty miles per hour speed limit on various sections of roads in Kirkwall.

On 17 November 2025, Orkney Islands Council made the above-named order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

The effect of the order, which comes into operation on 8 December 2025, will be to create a twenty miles per hour speed limit on various sections of roads in Stromness