Householders are being asked to protect their water pipes in cold weather this winter, after tankers were brought into Orkney ...

A former leader of Orkney Islands Council is being awarded an honorary degree from Heriot-Watt University. James Stockan is ...

Police are appealing for information after two windows at a Stromness bistro were smashed. The damage to The Pier Bistro and ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. The front page details how Destination Orkney is ...

The yellow waring for snow and ice, that covers Orkney and much of the North of Scotland, has been extended until midday on ...

Orkney’s community champions are being sought to present medals at next year’s Island Games. Nominations for unsung heroes ...

Guernsey’s men’s and women’s football sides have pulled out of next year’s Island Games competition in Orkney. The decision ...

Two of Orkney’s elected representatives met with Agriculture Minister Jim Fairlie to discuss a potential new abattoir in ...

Destination Orkney will set out plans for an organisational restructure, eight months on from a mass resignation of its board ...

November 14, 2024 at 7:41 pm Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a shed on Hellihole Road this Thursday evening. Residents ...

Firefighting crews remain in attendance at the scene of a shed fire in Stromness this evening. Residents in the vicinity of ...

Orkney Islands Council (OIC) is asking residents for their thoughts on reducing 30mph speed limits in built-up areas around ...