A midwinter snap of an Orkney seabird has topped a prestigious photography competition. Keen photographer and Orkney resident, Nicki Gwynn-Jones won the Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2024 for her ...

Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision which damaged a dry stone wall in Birsay. Officers say the incident occurred on Friday, March 28, at the A967 close to the ...

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The Orkney Islander magazine for 2025 was launched at a special evening reception tonight, in the Orkney Distillery in ...

New organisers must be found for Kirkwall’s bonfire night, as Orkney Rotary Club has ruled out its involvement. The annual ...

Orkney resident aged under-22 will be able to travel on inter-islands ferries for free, as foot passengers, from the beginning of April. Orkney residents aged under 22 will soon be able to travel ...

A number of politicians have called for authorities to look into “inconsistencies” uncovered by The Orcadian about the case ...

Two teenage boys have been charged in connection with wilful fire-raising in Stromness. A bench was set on fire at the ...

A group representing Orkney’s tourism industry has urged Orkney Islands Council (OIC) to reject a “damaging bed tax” on ...

People in Orkney will be able to donate blood without leaving the county as the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) returns to Kirkwall for the first time in 16 years. Appointments can ...