This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. On the front page, internal Orkney Native Wildlife ...

Two youngsters had their push bikes stolen from Kirkwall Grammar School, yesterday. The mountain bikes — one black with a ...

Kirkwall’s stripped-back bonfire and fireworks display “did not deliver” on hopes to reduce its impact on birdlife, say ...

A stolen car was abandoned at Inganess Bay after being taken from a property on Tankerness Hall road on Saturday morning. The ...

A row of former cottages which were once at the centre of agricultural innovation in Shapinsay are to be knocked down.

Two youths have been charged in connection with an incident yesterday afternoon, involving a “BB-type gun” being fired in a ...

An alleged incident of livestock worrying involving an unsupervised dog is under investigation by Kirkwall police. Officers ...

An Orkney shellfish producer sells the best Pacific Oysters in Scotland, according to a judging panel of industry experts. Swein Thomson of Orkney Oysters has claimed a major prize at the annual Best ...

A 29-year-old man has been granted bail, after appearing at Inverness Sheriff Court for a full committal hearing today.

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Stagecoach bus drivers have voted in favour of strike action in a move that could hit Orkney’s bus service. Around 200 Unite ...

A new manager has been appointed for Kirkwall Airport. Originally from Campbeltown, Jamie Conley has been working in the fire service with HIAL since his first posting at Dundee Airport in 2014. ...