The leader of Papa Stronsay’s monks has been made a bishop, in defiance of the Vatican. A ceremony took place on the island, ...

Orkney Islands Council (OIC) has spent over £60,000 as it looks to revitalise a farm in St Ola. The authority is still ...

Trips to conferences for Orkney’s marine staff have racked up a £25,000 bill in each of the last two years, The Orcadian can ...

The Orcadian’s Alex Ross swapped her pen for a trowel as she took part in the “dig of a lifetime” at Brodgar, last week. The ...

A 22-year-old man has died after reportedly falling from a boat yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called out to an incident between Hoy and Stromness, which is understood to have involved a ...

An Orphir couple are to make massive strides for a charity supporting sick children, after their little boy’s stay at the ...

A COLOSSAL cabbage which would — quite literally — bowl over the competition at any horticultural show, has sprouted in a ...

Reform UK will stand in as many Orkney wards as possible at next year’s council election, the party has announced. Next May could see the greatest level of party political participation ever seen in ...

Manse Road Play Park has re-opened, becoming Orkney’s first fully inclusive play park. It is hoped that children of all abilities, as well as adults, will be able to soak up the sunshine in the ...