A Thurso resident has been fined for a spurious 999 call she made during a visit to Orkney. Alison McPartlin was at the time ...

Sam dives into a ‘sea of sharks’, crooks profiting from a multi-billion pound industry. Craig Corse and Alice Tait feature artists appearing at this year's Orkney Folk Festival.

at venues across Orkney. While more than half of the events will take place in the festival's hometown of Stromness, performances are also planned in Birsay, Deerness, Finstown, Harray ...

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Councillors in Orkney have confirmed a 15% rise in council tax. The motion passed 15 votes to six at a full council meeting on Tuesday. It is the biggest increase in the levy in Scotland, as councils ...

Stuart Harding committed sex crimes against three women and two children at locations in Orkney. The 35-year-old of Birsay, Orkney, denied a series of charges during an earlier trial at the High Court ...

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The West of Orkney Windfarm site is 31 miles (50km) north west of Thurso and about 18 miles (30km) off the west of Orkney. The Scottish government, which will have the final say on an application ...