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Orkney is thought to be one of the first areas in Scotland to designate its roadside verges as conservation assets, cut only once per year to support local wildlife and wildflowers - including the endangered Great Yellow Bumblebee.

Our recycling facility at St Margarets Hope site will be closed until further notice, until we can clear up the site which at present - due to the bruck dumped there recently - is a health and safety risk to other site users.

Summary of road delays and closures due to works, cruise and events for the week starting 28 April 2025.

Notice is hereby given that Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under Section 62 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to ensure the safety of the public and road users during an Orkney Pride event.

From 23 June 2025, the Scottish Government is extending the concessionary digital ferry voucher scheme to young islanders aged 19 to 21, helping them save money when travelling to and from the Scottish Mainland.

Orkney Islands Area Licensing Board has received an application for premises licence from Old Library Coworking Ltd in respect of The Old Library, 8 Laing Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NW.

Notice is hereby given that Orkney Islands Council has made an order in terms of section 62 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to ensure the safety of the public and road users while the Kirkwall City Pipe Band hold parades in Kirkwall.

Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under Section 62 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to ensure the safety of the public and road users during the Orkney Folk Festival. The Order shall be in operation from Thursday 22 May 2025 to Sunday 25 May 2025 and its effect will be to:

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 various utility works are carried out.

A specially created ‘dress’ dedicated to the memory of a local woman, Marabel Couper, who was found guilty of witchcraft and condemned to death ‘by public strangulation and burning at Gallow Ha’, in 1624, will be unveiled soon at Orkney Library and Archive.