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Orkney Islands Council’s Environmental Health team is urging the public to be alert to counterfeit and potentially very harmful Glen’s Vodka, currently circulating in Scotland.

Orkney Islands Council is inviting applications for its Culture Fund – a scheme aimed at supporting cultural activity in Orkney.

Details of waste, recycling and tip arrangements during Dounby and County shows on 7 and 9 August 2025.

A summing up of road delays and closures due to road and building/utility works, cruise visits and events - for the week starting Monday 28 July 2025.

All available evidence points to the vessel having been 17th century warship and survivor of sieges, HMS Hind, before becoming mighty Arctic whaling vessel Earl Chatham.

A dazzling silver sword, recovered from the wreck of the tragic HMS Royal Oak in the years following the disaster, has been returned to Orkney from Canada with the help of naval officers and museums professionals from around the world.

A summing up of road delays and closures due to road and building/utility works, cruise visits and events - for the week starting Monday 21 July 2025.

The Orkney Community Planning Partnership has announced that the Islands Cost Crisis Emergency Fund (ICCEF) for 2025/26 is now open for applications.  

Orkney Islands Council is working with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks – Transmission (SSEN-T) to help bring local empty homes back into use.  

Proposals to make Albert and Bridge Street vehicle free between 11am and 3pm daily and also late at night are being published for final scrutiny and comment by the public.