Kirkwall Bonfire will not go ahead this November, Kirkwall and St Ola Community Council has confirmed. The announcement comes ...

Orkney Islands Council has issued a scam warning as the Island Games approaches. In particular, the trading standards team at ...

featured news Two-goal victories for Sandwick and Holm in Parish Cup June 29, 2025 at 6:11 pm ...

The West of Orkney Windfarm has been granted offshore consent by the Scottish Government, which developers hail as a “major ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. Bosses in charge of an almost £1 billion construction project are continuing to make the county a “home from home” for an ...

A fire exit, several windows and a CCTV camera have been damaged in an incident at the old Balfour Hospital. The vandalism ...

Sandwick and Holm hold the advantage after they beat Westray and St Andrews respectively in the first legs of The Orcadian ...

Eleven staff members at NHS Orkney have been recognised and celebrated for their long-service to the health authority. An event was held yesterday (Wednesday, July 2) to mark the milestone ...

Police are investigating allegations of driving offences involving a silver coach in Stromness last week. Officers are ...

Kirkwall man Colin Miller is on track to complete his inspirational fundraising challenge for Arcadia Park one month early.

NHS Orkney chief executive is to step down, as she takes over the top role at NHS Grampian. Laura Skaife-Knight has been ...

Twenty-four-hour continuous drilling will soon begin at Warebeth, as the work on the Orkney Link Project’s subsea cable moves into a new phase. SSEN transmission, who are in charge of the project to ...