The efforts of our community’s young volunteers will be celebrated next month, during the annual Orkney Youth Awards. A host ...

Missing evidence from the Mumutaz murder hunt was deemed to contain “nothing of relevance” to the investigation. This was the ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. One of the most significant projects to come out of School Place is now a major ambition of Scotland’s First Minister. A ...

A lunar occultation of Mars — when the moon appears to pass in front of the red planet — was visible from Orkney, last Sunday night. Orkney was one of the few places in the UK from which the unusual ...

First Minister John Swinney has lauded the benefits of a proposed a new abattoir during a visit to Orkney, as £15,000 in funding is secured for the project. Mr Swinney visited Orkney Auction Mart on ...

February 10, 2025 at 12:37 pm The proposed Scapa Deep Water Quay has recently been estimated to cost £230 million. In March, last year, the council lost out on a bid for £60 million from the UK ...

February 9, 2025 at 12:08 pm Three fire engines were dealing with a Kirkwall house fire, this Sunday (February 9). The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) confirmed that firefighters attended at a ...