A flood occurred onboard mv Hjaltland yesterday (Thursday, 20) delaying its return into service. No one was injured in the incident, and Serco NorthLink Ferries says it is “not possible” to put a ...

A farm worker has been jailed for four years after assaulting and raping a woman who suffered life changing consequences following the sex attack. Ewan Paul Brown, 28, committed the crime against his ...

A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal after the death of a 79-year-old man in Hoy, whose car was discovered in water at Myre Bay on Thursday. The man’s body was recovered from the water ...

Enquiries are being carried out in the Myre Bay area of Hoy after a car was seen in the water. Police Scotland and other ...

Plans for Orkney Islands Council (OIC) to build and operate a six-turbine wind farm at Quanterness in St Ola have been unanimously backed by councillors. Elected members at today’s policy and ...

Councillors will, on Thursday, make a decision on the future of two of the council’s community windfarms. Six-turbine developments at Quanterness and Hoy, and a decision on whether to proceed with the ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. On the front page, an Orkney Islands councillor has ...

February 14, 2025 at 9:39 am Michael Ross was convicted for the murder of Shamsuddin Mahmood at the High Court in Glasgow in 2008. He continues to maintain his innocence. (Spindrift Photo Agency) ...

The efforts of our community’s young volunteers will be celebrated next month, during the annual Orkney Youth Awards. A host of awards are due to be handed out on Wednesday, March 26, including ...