January 16, 2025 at 10:08 am A street close to Colin Buchan’s home in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles. A Stromness man has described how he and his family were forced to flee their home to safety, as a raging ...

January 15, 2025 at 4:54 pm Lorraine Kelly, a regular visitor to Orkney, will welcome over 2,000 athletes to the islands in the summer. TV presenter Lorraine Kelly will host the opening ceremony of ...

A High Court jury has found a West Mainland man guilty of rape. Ewan Paul Brown denied 17 charges against him. Six of these charges, all for alleged sexual offences, proceeded to trial, last week. The ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. An investigation is under way at St Rognvald House after significant weaknesses were discovered by inspectors. Internal ...

January 14, 2025 at 6:09 pm Plans announced in 2023 would have resulted in the coastguard helicopter response time quadrupling, Orkney and Shetland’s MP warned. The current state of readiness for ...

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 ...