Public buses in Orkney will be suspended for the duration of an amber weather warning, this Friday and Saturday. The warning, issued by the Met Office, comes into force on Friday, October 3 at 5pm and ...

October 2, 2025 at 3:42 pm An artist’s impression of how the new North Isle ferries might look. Orkney’s civic leader has hailed a “historic” milestone in the drive to replace the ageing inter-island ...

October 2, 2025 at 11:33 am An amber weather warning has been issued for Orkney for this Friday and Saturday. Gusts of over 60mph are forecast for Orkney this weekend, as Storm Amy rampages across ...

Anyone interested in running the Stronsay Hotel has until just this Sunday to register their interest. Owned by the islands development trust the hotel since 2021, the Whitehall located hotel was ...

Twelve community-led projects in Orkney have received financial support from the £20 million Orkney Fund. Just over £120,000 has been allocated to projects following a meeting of the Orkney Fund Board ...

With over 40 books to her name, and over a million copies sold, acclaimed crime author Ann Cleeves is treading fresh ground in her latest novel. She has taken her star creation, detective Jimmy Perez ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. On the front page we report on widespread speculation over a pest problem at Tesco. The retail giant is remaining tight-lipped ...

Four shipyards — two in Turkey and two in China — are in contention to build two new freight vessels destined for the Northern Isles. The two new freight flex vessels will serve the Aberdeen to ...

We live on an island and our children need to learn to swim” — that was the impassioned plea from one attendee at a meeting to discuss the fate of the North Walls pool, in Hoy. Concern has been ...