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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

A second stoat has now been caught in Rousay, two days after a new sighting saw eradication efforts stepped up Orkney Native ...

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 countdown to Christmas officially began for Orkney shoppers last Friday night, as Wellpark Garden Centre launched its ...

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