A national housing association is set to deliver 500 new homes over the next decade — after Orkney Islands Council (OIC) ...

A man who brutally stabbed his estranged wife’s new partner has been jailed for six and a half years. Scott Anderson, from ...

A widespread 20mph limit will be introduced across Orkney towns and villages by March next year. Councillors voted in favour ...

The founder of a campaign against sexual abuse in Orkney has been named in a national list celebrating the achievements of ...

Councillors will decide whether or not to green-light a blanket speed limit reduction in Orkney towns and villages, today.  The move to 20mph zones is aimed at “reducing the likelihood of serious ...

An Orkney construction firm and a stone mason have been recognised for excellence by winning big at the UK’s premier industry ...

Two Orkney mums, who spent months away from home as their premature babies fought to survive, hope a new fundraising and ...

Kirkwall Post Office will close temporarily for a period next week to facilitate the transition to a new operator. The branch ...

Delving into a 40-year back catalogue has been a therapeutic experience for one of Orkney’s best-kent artists. Jane Glue’s ...

Orkney’s pubwatch scheme has come an end — but could a new awards-based system encourage licensees to keep standards high?

Arrangements were finalised on Tuesday for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of a West African creel fisherman off ...

Faults in Eday pier are “more widespread than first thought,” Orkney Islands Council (OIC) has confirmed. Further inspections ...