A public vote is underway to select the names for Orkney’s new tugs – currently under construction in Turkey.
Labour MSPs Highlight Unfair Electricity Surcharge
“The best way to reduce fuel poverty in the region is to remove this 2p surcharge.”
Do You Want A Local Abattoir Service?
A survey is being carried out to determine what demand there would be for a mobile abattoir for the Highlands and Islands.
Household Energy Survey
Householders are asked to complete and return their survey forms by 17:00 on Friday 27 September.
Survey of young people who suffer chronic pain
The Pain Research Laboratory at the University of Southampton is seeking teenagers & their parents to take part in a study about chronic pain.
Red Bag Waste – Have you Returned Your Survey ?
The Council sent the survey in late May – and is writing again this week as a reminder to provide information about their current needs for the red bag service.
This Summer Help Record The Rare Great Yellow Bumblebee
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust is asking people to record what they find, and if they think they have found a Great Yellow bumblebee, to take photographs to help experts confirm identification.
Rights of the Child to be Set into Scots Law – Have your say
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child lists human rights which apply to every person under the age of 18.
Have you seen a screaming swift?
Swifts have declined by 53% between 1995 and 2016. The RSPB thinks loss of nest sites could be contributing.
“Do you think there should be more wheelchair accessible taxis in Orkney?”
The consultation closes on Friday May 24 and the results will be considered by the Council’s Licensing Committee at a later date.