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 ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. One of the most significant projects to come out of ...

Bird keepers in Orkney are being urged to be vigilant as a case of wild bird flu was confirmed in South Ronaldsay by the ...

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

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. News that six proposed windfarms are to be connected to the new Finstown substation via underground cables has been welcomed — ...

A serial rapist who offered money or alcohol to an underage girl for sex has been told he faces lengthy spell behind bars.

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 ...