Police are appealing for information after an incident involving a roll of rope which went on fire this morning. The rope, which was at the Green Marine yard, Garson Road, Stromness, caught aflame ...

April 18, 2025 at 2:52 pm An ordering error in 2020 saw 990 wheelie bins ordered in an incompatible size. Four trailer loads of wheelie bins have been shipped south ...

A designer watch was stolen from a property in Kirkwall, on April 1. The timepiece, which police say has significant sentimental value, was take from a shed within a communal area outside 1 Laing ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. On the front page, the urgency of Orkney Islands Council’s response to mobile phones in schools has been called into question ...

April 15, 2025 at 6:39 pm The proposed Scapa Deep Water Quay has recently been estimated to cost £275 million. Ground investigations are due to get under way on the site of Orkney Islands Council’s ...