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 ...

The cream of the crop were celebrated at the Taste of Orkney Food and Drink Awards on Saturday night. Over 30 businesses were shortlisted across 13 different categories, with representatives enjoying ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Paths overgrown with weeds at St Olaf’s Cemetery are being monitored, Orkney Islands Council (OIC) has said. A frustrated ...

It remains unclear why Orkney Islands Council sent £1.1 million on land in Stenness without councillors being informed. New ...

A woman whose breast cancer fight inspired a 100-mile walking challenge has invited the community to join her for four miles ...