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 ...

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

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

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 ...