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 ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. The paper’s front page covers the news that there are only six weeks to find an new organiser and venue for the Kirkwall ...

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

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

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

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

The popular Postman Pat playpark at the Stromness Community Centre has been closed after a bench in the park was deliberately ...

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 ...

March 15, 2025 at 1:47 pm MV Hamnavoe’s passage from Stromness to Scrabster was delayed this morning due to reports of a man overboard. Reports of a man overboard from mv Hamnavoe as the ferry made ...