This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. The paper’s front page covers the news that there are only six weeks to find an new organiser and venue for the Kirkwall ...

Beyond its beam lies the Orkney archipelago, a cluster of over 70 islands steeped in history and ... which served as a dwelling for the ruling family or clan. Surrounding it, a cluster of smaller ...

It’s a wonder the wild islands of Orkney have never truly been captured on the big screen before. That has changed with the release in October last year of The Outrun, starring Saoirse Ronan as ...

Orkney Islands Council pressed ahead with the eye-watering increase despite a major backlash from residents. A councillor who tried unsuccessfully to reduce the increase said he had never seen ...

Seventy-seven long-finned pilot whales washed ashore on Thursday on Sanday island, a part of the Orkney archipelago off Scotland. Sixty-five of them were already dead, the British Divers Marine ...

Plans for a 125-turbine wind farm off the north Caithness coast are to go before Highland councillors. The West of Orkney Windfarm site is 31 miles (50km) north west of Thurso and about 18 miles ...

The 15% rise was passed by 15 votes to six at a meeting of the full Orkney Islands Council, defeating an amendment for a lower rise of 11%. The biggest agreed percentage increase in Scotland so ...

Julia and Alex visit the beautiful Orkney Islands. Join them as they learn how Orcadians are exploiting the power of wind, wave and tide in a bid to ensure a sustainable future.