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

A woman who cheated an elderly man out of £14,000 will have repaid all of the cash by July this year, Wick Sheriff Court was ...

The Orkney Folk Festival has announced its full programme for the 2025 event. The festival, which will take place between May 22 and May 25, will feature artists from around the world, including ...

Plans for a 125-turbine wind farm off the north Caithness coast are to go before Highland councillors. The West of Orkney Windfarm site is 31 miles (50km) north west of Thurso and about 18 miles ...

A serial sex attacker who preyed on adult women and underage girls during a campaign of abuse and rape has been jailed for 15 years. Stuart Harding committed sex crimes against three women and two ...

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 ...

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Councillors in Orkney have backed a 15% increase in council tax. The 15% rise was passed by 15 votes to six at a meeting of the full Orkney Islands Council, defeating an amendment for a lower rise ...

Councillors in Orkney have given their unanimous backing to one of three onshore wind farms that the local authority had proposed. While backing for the six-turbine wind farm at the Quanterness site ...

The West of Orkney Windfarm is 31 miles north west of Thurso and will have 125 turbines. Council leader Heather Woodbridge says the rise was about finding the right balance. The Scottish ...