The owner of the Stromness Hotel says that uncertainty around proposed refurbishments at the property has led him to put it ...

Success and achievement is to be honoured tonight after a year of sport in Orkney like no other. Taking place in the Orkney ...

Orkney politicians have paid tribute to Lord Jim Wallace, who has passed away aged 71. Lord Wallace of Tankerness was elected ...

Orkney residents are being given the chance to try out a self-driving car, as part of a trial of autonomous vehicles in the county. The event builds on the work of the Kirkwall Autolink project, which ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is available in shops and online today. Will a proposed 92-room hotel be a boon or a bust ...

Nominations are open for a special award recognising the contributions of young volunteers in our community. Each March, ...

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Efforts are under way to trace the source of bogus planning objections, submitted in an attempt to derail plans for a 92-bed hotel in the centre of Kirkwall. Following a story published in The ...

Early indications from Tuesday’s announcement of Scottish Government’s draft budget are that Orkney Islands Council (OIC) has received funding for the first phase of its ferry replacement programme.

Construction has started on a specially designed mobile abattoir, which will serve not just Orkney but Caithness too. The Tiny Trailer Abattoir will be used to provide a local slaughter facility for ...

NHS Orkney is looking to create a new carpark at The Balfour, to free-up more space for patients. Plans have been lodged with ...