This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. “I’m doing a 25-year life sentence for something I ...

The man convicted for a 30-year-old Kirkwall murder case will, in this week’s edition of The Orcadian, tell his side of the ...

The Princess Royal will officially open the Orkney 2025 International Island Games, it has been announced. HRH The Princess ...

May 20, 2025 at 6:05 pm New owners of the West End Guesthouse, from the left: Nicky and Kirsten Bichan, and Jacqui and Liam Robertson. (Orkney Photographic) The new owners of The West End have told ...

Sprinter Taylah Paterson says a return to top-quality competition and winning her sixth Scotland cap in the process was a special moment. Paterson was part of the Scotland athletics squad which ...

May 19, 2025 at 3:49 pm Politicians and fishing representatives have reacted to the UK government’s latest post-Brexit deal with the EU. The UK Government’s deal with the EU has been branded a “horror ...

May 19, 2025 at 7:05 am A new vessel trialling hydrofoil technology has arrived in Orkney. (Colin Keldie / EMEC) An electric hydrofoil vessel has arrived in Orkney to begin sea trials prior to being ...

May 17, 2025 at 9:00 am Westray’s all-terrain wheelchair and rollators are now available to borrow. Three specialist mobility aids have arrived in Westray, in an investment which is hoped to improve ...

Orkney will celebrate Norwegian Constitution Day today (Saturday). Every year on May 17, Orkney is one of the only places in the world outside of Norway to celebrate Norwegian Constitution Day, which ...