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A full meeting of Orkney Islands Council will be asked to vote on the recommendation at a later date Councillors in Orkney have voted narrowly in favour of a proposed 15% increase in the islands ...

Orkney Islands Council has said it will accept the Scottish ... Orkney council leader Heather Woodbridge said: “The view of the chamber today was that we should give the people of Orkney the ...

Orkney Islands Council previously voted in 2017 to look at whether the islands could have greater autonomy. While councilors wanted to have a “stronger voice”, they did not back full ...

Orkney Islands Council is due to debate options for “alternative models of governance” on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. ( AP Photo/Naomi Koppel, File) ...

Orkney Islands Council has backed a 10% rise in council tax from April. Councillors said they would also have to draw £17m from reserves to help run services over the next year. Charges for many ...

Orkney Islands Council faces a “significant” funding gap of £27 million over the next four years, auditors have found. The Accounts Commission said that the local authority is delivering ...

Orkney’s council leader James Stockan put forward a motion which says it is time for the islands to consider other forms of governance. This could possibly be along the lines of crown ...

Councillors in Orkney have voted narrowly in favour of a proposed 15% increase in the islands' council tax. Officials had recommended an 11% rise, but councillors voted 11-10 in favour of the ...

Orkney Islands Council is due to debate options for “alternative models of governance” on Tuesday, including exploring the “Nordic connections” of the archipelago, which lies about 10 ...