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 ...

Enquiries are being carried out in the Myre Bay area of Hoy after a car was seen in the water. Police Scotland and other agencies are carrying out searches after the vehicle’s discovery on Thursday ...

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 ...

Missing evidence from the Mumutaz murder hunt was deemed to contain “nothing of relevance” to the investigation. This was the ...

The efforts of our community’s young volunteers will be celebrated next month, during the annual Orkney Youth Awards. A host ...

First Minister John Swinney has lauded the benefits of a proposed a new abattoir during a visit to Orkney, as £15,000 in ...

First Minister John Swinney has put his weight behind proposals for a Scapa Deep Water Quay during a visit to Orkney, this ...

A lunar occultation of Mars — when the moon appears to pass in front of the red planet — was visible from Orkney, last Sunday night. Orkney was one of the few places in the UK from which the unusual ...

Three fire engines were dealing with a Kirkwall house fire, this Sunday (February 9). The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) confirmed that firefighters attended at a house on New Scapa Road. A ...