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It’s with great sadness that we mark the passing of one of our oldest care home residents on Saturday 17 February – Barbara Jolly who was 102.

“We all have a role to play in keeping adults safe and protected in Orkney.” 

The Kirkwall Travel Centre is in need of some TLC and is closed off from today (Tuesday) for around a week while the building gets a peedie spruce up and a lick of paint. 

The countdown is on for any candidates looking to stand in the Stromness and South Isles by election

Councillor Heather Woodbridge was elected unopposed at this morning's meeting of the Full Council, replacing James Stockan who stepped down as an elected member on 5 February.

Works are due to get underway this Spring on the installation of new community and visitor facilities in the centre of Dounby. 

Community transport in Rousay,  supported by funding from OIC, is helping people access vital services and build important social connections.

Names for the fleet of gritters serving the Orkney Mainland have been selected – with help from the ever imaginative Orkney public.

A call has been issued to boat owners whose boats are stored at a redundant bit of ground near the Point of Ness in Stromness to move them, as work gets underway on the site. 

A summing up of road closures and delays due to road works or events - for the week starting Monday 19 February 2024.