Council tax goes up by almost 5% in Orkney
Orkney residents will have to fork out almost 5% more on Council Tax, it has been confirmed.
Orkney Islands Council leader James Stockan
Contractor appointed to renovate Kirkwall Airport’s air traffic control tower
The contractor tasked with undertaking renovation works to Kirkwall Airport’s air traffic control tower has been announced as Bell Contracts and Co, based in Inverness.
MSPs unanimously back ‘historic and momentous’ Islands Bill
MSPs have passed a “historic and momentous” law to safeguard the future of the islands – including a ban on putting Shetland in a box on official maps.