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 ...

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 ...

Reports of a man overboard from mv Hamnavoe as the ferry made its way to Scrabster this morning turned out to be a false ...

Police in Kirkwall are appealing for information in relation to a break-in at the Co-op Food on Albert Street. Officers say ...

The parents of a seriously ill five-month-old baby boy say they are dismayed and appalled after NHS Orkney refused a funding request to enable both of them to take their son to a vital medical ...

The parents of a seriously ill baby boy have received an apology from NHS Orkney after a funding application for both to accompany their son south was initially rejected. Last week, The Orcadian ...

Police are seeking any witnesses to an incident when a tyre was slashed at the start of this month. Officers at Kirkwall ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. On the front page, we reveal that one of Scotland’s leading lawyers is looking into questions raised by The Orcadian about the ...

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 ...