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

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

Residents have been evacuated from their homes as firefighters tackle a blaze on Dundas Street in Stromness. Three fire ...

The government has said no decision has been made on the fate of 115 Crown Post Office branches including Kirkwall’s. It ...

The Kirkwall post office could be under threat of closure after the Post office revealed plans to off load 115 branches.

In this Thursday’s edition of The Orcadian, we continue our feature, in partnership with Orkney Museums, Orkney in 100 ...

An Orcadian politician has been accused by his opponents of “using taxpayers money” to attend a football match. Health ...

A 62-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder, after a disturbance in Eday on Friday night. Michael Tchaikovsky ...

Orcadian lives lost in conflict were remembered today on Remembrance Sunday. Orkney paused to honour the dead and pay their respects at war memorials throughout the county today. The largest parade ...

November 8, 2024 at 11:49 am Orkney Native Wildlife Project’s stoat eradication scheme, started in 2019, was expected to be finished this year. In August, the scheme secured a further £8 million to ...