The Westray community is beaming with pride as one of its longest-serving HM Coastguard volunteers celebrates an incredible ...

Orkney Islands councillors have voted not to shell out a further £100,000 on consultants as they seek out the best way to ...

It’s not to late to get your winter jabs, says NHS Orkney, as the health authority begins to face the pressures of the season ...

The rear window of a Vauxhall Astra was smashed while it was parked in Kirkwall at the weekend. The incident happened between 9.45pm on Saturday, December 7, and 7am the following morning. The silver ...

A survey has been launched to gather views on potential changes to the services provided by Orkney Islands Council (OIC), as ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. On the front page, we report on concerns that have ...

Ten tankers in Orkney are currently maintaining water supplies to households as Scottish Water deals with “demand issues”.

Hundreds of farmers, including from Orkney, have brought their concerns for the future of the sector to the doors of the ...

In this Thursday’s edition of The Orcadian, we continue our feature, in partnership with Orkney Museums, Orkney in 100 ...

A 53-year-old cyclist has been taken to hospital this evening, Wednesday, November 27, following a crash on the road between ...

The green light has been given for the commissioning of Orkney’s first purpose-built golf driving range. Steven and Sharon Wylie was awarded planning consent for the venture on their farm at Swartland ...

December 5, 2024 at 5:10 pm Stromness Community Centre could soon be under new ownership thanks to a funding award. The ...