Local and national news affecting Orkney.
All those elected to serve as Members of the Scottish Parliament will be sworn in on Thursday 13 May 2021. The proceedings will be ‘chaired’ by Ken Macintosh – the outgoing Presiding Officer.
A recent poll by Coeliac UK has highlighted concerns over eating out as covid-19 restrictions are eased across Scotland and the UK
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Scotland has again elected a Parliament where a majority of its 129 MSPs support Scottish Independence, 72 , with the support for continued union with rUK at 57.
Orkney Constituency and Regional voting result 2021
Liam McArthur has retained the Orkney Constituency seat for the LibDems in the Scottish Parliament elections held on Thursday 6th May 2021.
The turnout for Postal votes was 87% .
The estimated timing for the Orkney constituency declaration is around 2pm.
STEM Ambassadors are volunteers who go into local schools, colleges and youth and community groups to support learning.
Gavin Barr will join Orkney based environmental and sustainable energy company Aquatera in August after over 14 years with Orkney Islands Council.
