A Stromness man has described how he and his family were forced to flee their home to safety, as a raging wildfire closed in. Colin Buchan and his wife Catherine evacuated their Los Angeles home with ...

TV presenter Lorraine Kelly will host the opening ceremony of the Orkney Island Games this summer. The countdown is ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. An investigation is under way at St Rognvald House ...

A High Court jury has found a West Mainland man guilty of rape. Ewan Paul Brown denied 17 charges against him. Six of these ...

The current state of readiness for coastguard search-and-rescue helicopters will be protected, it was announced today (Tuesday, ). Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has welcomed the news ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. Fear for what the future holds for the care sector in Orkney has led two former members of an important decision making group ...

Police are appealing for information relating to a collision between two vehicles outside Hatston Motors on Scott’s Road in Kirkwall. Officers say that at around 1.55pm on Monday, January 6, a grey ...