As of 1.30pm both the barriers and St Mary’s in Holm are open and passable with care, police have confirmed. The first and ...

It remains unclear why Orkney Islands Council (OIC) spent £1.1 million on land in Stenness without councillors being informed ...

Power cuts are affecting approximately 580 homes and businesses in Orkney amid Storm Boelo. Scottish and Southern Electricity ...

Every effort will be made to find missing evidence from an Orkney murder hunt, Scotland’s top lawyer has said. The Lord Advocate was responding to revelations about the loss of material from the ...

No further action” is to be taken involving the death of a monk from Papa Stronsay, The Orcadian has learned. The case is ...

Kirkwall has been named as one of Scotland’s top towns. Orkney’s capital has been named as a runner-up in this year’s ...

The cream of the crop were celebrated at the Taste of Orkney Food and Drink Awards on Saturday night.  Over 30 businesses ...

A Birsay-based agricultural business has been named Scotland’s best contractor at an industry awards event in Glasgow. J. & S ...

The operators of the Tomb of the Eagles have hailed their first season a success, with 11,500 visitors exploring the ancient ...

Cuts to kirkyard maintenance are not about savings money, Orkney Islands Council (OIC) has stressed, amid claims the move ...

A woman behind one of New Zealand’s most famous murders has died in Orkney, The Orcadian understands. Pauline Parker was 16 when she and friend Juliet Hulme bludgeoned Parker’s mother to death in a ...