This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. Not one of the 21 sitting Orkney Islands ...

The popular Postman Pat playpark at the Stromness Community Centre has been closed after a bench in the park was deliberately ...

One of Orkney’s most remote family farms is calling for a helping hand. “Off-grid” life, farming a treasured Orcadian flock on the island of Auskerry, has been a labour of love for Simon Brogan and ...

Two postal workers have been deployed to Harray to “return deliveries to normal” after some residents reported not receiving any letters or parcels for over ten days. Royal Mail shared this update ...

Orkney youngsters will help rename two wards at The Balfour.  Children in P4-7 are being asked to share their ideas with NHS Orkney, in a bid to rename the hospitals two inpatient wards.  Currently ...

March 15, 2025 at 1:47 pm MV Hamnavoe’s passage from Stromness to Scrabster was delayed this morning due to reports of a man overboard. Reports of a man overboard from mv Hamnavoe as the ferry made ...

Police in Kirkwall are appealing for information in relation to a break-in at the Co-op Food on Albert Street. Officers say the incident occurred between 10pm on Wednesday, March 12, and 6am on ...

Orkney’s 15 per cent council tax rise is set to feature on the Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2 this afternoon. Council leader Councillor Heather Woodbridge will speak on the programme, discussing and ...

Workers at Scottish Water will take strike action after pay talks collapsed. The action is being taken by members of the GMB union, with a walk out planned for later this month while more disruptive ...