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Smile and the world smiles with you has been a thought-provoking enterprise by a number of pupils at Glaitness Primary School.

The focus was on encouraging P6/7 pupils to realise there can be significant rewards in things other than financial gains.

Part of this included a new intergenerational group set up with the Orkney Befriending Service based at Voluntary Action Orkney linking with Sunnybrae Adult Supported Accommodation at Eunson Kloss and pupils from Glaitness.

Orkney Islands Council is seeking applications to its Community Led Local Development (CLLD) Grant scheme from this week.

The Community Led Local Development (CLLD) fund is an annual grant allocation to Orkney from the Scottish Government and acts as a replacement to the previous LEADER funding Orkney received.

Residents affected by disruption to today's Area A refuse collection disruptions are advised to leave their refuse out or re-present it tomorrow morning (Tuesday 18 July) by 08:00am for collection.

Orkney’s very own “famous five” young athletes are heading off on an adventure and creating a new chapter in their own sporting stories this summer!

Orkney’s Community Wind Farm Project has taken a further step forward with energy regulator Ofgem’s approval of a new electricity transmission link.

The number of people using public buses in Orkney continues to grow, bucking the national downward trend.

OIC is reminding motorists the A986 ‘Harray Road’ will be closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week (17, 18, 19 July) to enable repairs to a damaged culvert.

A summing up of road works underway or soon to start in the county - for week starting Monday 17 July:

Community transport solutions - including three totally new initiatives - have been granted up to £44,000 funding by Orkney Islands Council to improve connectivity in some of our most fragile communities.

Expecting visitors this summer? Make sure to pick up a bus guide!