The deadline is approaching for a creative competition centred on one of Orkney’s most stunning attractions. The Friends of ...

Pop-punk frenzy filled Rapture on Saturday night, as it hosted the UK’s only Green Day and Blink 182 tribute act.

The first sighting of a stoat outside of the Mainland and Linked South Isles has been confirmed. The presence of the invasive non-native species in Rousay has been described as “deeply concerning” — ...

Liam McArthur will be throwing his hat in the ring for a top role in Holyrood. Since winning the Orkney seat in the Scottish Parliament Election, the returning MSP says a number of colleagues have ...

Orkney has a toilet problem that we “can’t just sweep under the carpet” — and it’s leading to “embarrassing incidents” aboard ...

The body of a man found in the water near the island of Papa Stronsay has been formally identified as Justin Evans, also known as Brother Ignatius Maria. Mr Evans, a monk, had been reported missing ...

Two men are to stand trial charged with violent attacks on a man and a woman in Kirkwall. Oscar Mayo, 23, and Kyle Christie, 30, are accused of the offences said to have occurred in Burnmouth Road on ...

Kirkwall West and Orphir councillor Kristopher Leask has won a seat at Holyrood as a regional member for the Highlands and ...

Liam McArthur is forecast to retain the Orkney seat, and an islands councillor looks bound for Holyrood, according to ...

Orkney has recorded a 57.8 per cent turnout at polls for the Scottish Parliamentary Election — a drop on 2021’s 66 per cent.