Two teenage boys have been charged in connection with wilful fire-raising in Stromness. A bench was set on fire at the ...

New organisers must be found for Kirkwall’s bonfire night, as Orkney Rotary Club has ruled out its involvement. The annual ...

A group representing Orkney’s tourism industry has urged Orkney Islands Council (OIC) to reject a “damaging bed tax” on ...

A number of politicians have called for authorities to look into “inconsistencies” uncovered by The Orcadian about the case ...

The popular Postman Pat playpark at the Stromness Community Centre has been closed after a bench in the park was deliberately ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. Not one of the 21 sitting Orkney Islands ...

Orkney’s 15 per cent council tax rise is set to feature on the Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2 this afternoon. Council leader ...

The Orcadian has uncovered new information which raises questions over when Michael Ross became a suspect for the 1994 murder ...

The parents of a seriously ill baby boy have received an apology from NHS Orkney after a funding application for both to ...

Reports of a man overboard from mv Hamnavoe as the ferry made its way to Scrabster this morning turned out to be a false ...

Two postal workers have been deployed to Harray to “return deliveries to normal” after some residents reported not receiving any letters or parcels for over ten days. Royal Mail shared this update ...

Workers at Scottish Water will take strike action after pay talks collapsed. The action is being taken by members of the GMB ...