The first of the 23 visiting islands competing at the International Island Games are beginning to arrive in Orkney. Kirkwall ...

A cultural feast of public art supported by Orkney Islands Council awaits locals and visitors alike during the 2025 Orkney ...

Could Kirkwall really be the unluckiest place to live in the UK? Despite Orkney regularly appearing at the top of Best Place ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. The Orkney 2025 Island Games is finally upon us, and the county is buzzing with excitement for what is set to be a ...

Scapa beach will be a hot spot for team bonding during the Island Games, as an Orkney businessman brings a Bronze Age pastime to contemporary Orcadians. The discovery of a 4000-year-old Westray “steam ...

Police are making enquiries into an assault in Kirkwall in Saturday night. Officers are seeking information following the ...

Kirkwall Bonfire will not go ahead this November, Kirkwall and St Ola Community Council has confirmed. The announcement comes ...

Orkney Islands Council has issued a scam warning as the Island Games approaches. In particular, the trading standards team at ...

The West of Orkney Windfarm has been granted offshore consent by the Scottish Government, which developers hail as a “major ...

featured news Two-goal victories for Sandwick and Holm in Parish Cup June 29, 2025 at 6:11 pm ...

Sandwick and Holm hold the advantage after they beat Westray and St Andrews respectively in the first legs of The Orcadian ...

A fire exit, several windows and a CCTV camera have been damaged in an incident at the old Balfour Hospital. The vandalism ...