The government has said no decision has been made on the fate of 115 Crown Post Office branches including Kirkwall’s. It ...

The Kirkwall post office could be under threat of closure after the Post office revealed plans to off load 115 branches.

An Orcadian politician has been accused by his opponents of “using taxpayers money” to attend a football match. Health ...

A 62-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder, after a disturbance in Eday on Friday night. Michael Tchaikovsky ...

Orcadian lives lost in conflict were remembered today on Remembrance Sunday. Orkney paused to honour the dead and pay their respects at war memorials throughout the county today. The largest parade ...

A 62-year-old man has been charged, after serious assault was reported in Eday. A 46-year-old woman was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after the incident on Friday night. Emergency services were ...

November 8, 2024 at 11:49 am Orkney Native Wildlife Project’s stoat eradication scheme, started in 2019, was expected to be finished this year. In August, the scheme secured a further £8 million to ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. On the front page, internal Orkney Native Wildlife Project papers released to the newspaper suggest that a plan to use ...

Two youngsters had their push bikes stolen from Kirkwall Grammar School, yesterday. The mountain bikes — one black with a 24-inch frame, and the other grey with orange writing and a 20-inch frame — ...