It was a disappointing weekend for Orkney’s sportsmen and women, as Shetland came away with a double triumph at the senior ...

The leader of Papa Stronsay’s monks has been excommunicated from the Catholic Church — on the same day he was named a bishop.

The leader of Papa Stronsay’s monks has been made a bishop, in defiance of the Vatican. A ceremony took place on the island, ...

Orkney Islands Council (OIC) has spent over £60,000 as it looks to revitalise a farm in St Ola. The authority is still ...

A 22-year-old man has died after reportedly falling from a boat yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called out to an incident between Hoy and Stromness, which is understood to have involved a ...

Emergency services have attended an incident in Stromness involving a salmon farming vessel, this afternoon. HM Coastguard was called out to an incident between Hoy and Stromness at at 2.22pm. A ...

Trips to conferences for Orkney’s marine staff have racked up a £25,000 bill in each of the last two years, The Orcadian can ...

Trending Emergency crews assist Scapa Flow casualtyMaking strides for the Archie Foundation in this week’s The OrcadianShopping Week all set to shineOIC’s Miami trips add to £25k conferences ...

The Orcadian’s Alex Ross swapped her pen for a trowel as she took part in the “dig of a lifetime” at Brodgar, last week. The ...

An Orphir couple are to make massive strides for a charity supporting sick children, after their little boy’s stay at the ...