Internal Orkney Native Wildlife Project (ONWP) papers, released to The Orcadian, suggest that a plan to use “species control ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. On the front page, internal Orkney Native Wildlife ...

Two youngsters had their push bikes stolen from Kirkwall Grammar School, yesterday. The mountain bikes — one black with a ...

Kirkwall’s stripped-back bonfire and fireworks display “did not deliver” on hopes to reduce its impact on birdlife, say ...

A stolen car was abandoned at Inganess Bay after being taken from a property on Tankerness Hall road on Saturday morning. The ...

A row of former cottages which were once at the centre of agricultural innovation in Shapinsay are to be knocked down.

An alleged incident of livestock worrying involving an unsupervised dog is under investigation by Kirkwall police. Officers ...

A spate of scallop dredging is “devastating” Orkney’s seabed, leaving a “barren wasteland” in its place, and “taking away ...

A 29-year-old man has been granted bail, after appearing at Inverness Sheriff Court for a full committal hearing today.

In this Thursday’s edition of The Orcadian, we continue our Orkney in 100 Objects feature series, in partnership with Orkney ...

An Orkney shellfish producer sells the best Pacific Oysters in Scotland, according to a judging panel of industry experts. Swein Thomson of Orkney Oysters has claimed a major prize at the annual Best ...

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