First-time buyer mortgage sales in the Orkney Islands increased in 2023, new figures show – despite a drop across the UK.

Highland council have voted to raise no objections to plans for a 125-turbine wind farm off the north Caithness coast. The ...

Picture the scene: it’s approaching sunset at Eynhallow Sound, a stretch of sea between Mainland and Rousay. Seals with oily hoods pop up and a swirl of fulmars and gulls pursue each other in rapid ...

A 10% increase to fees for a short-term let licence in Orkney has been branded “disgusting” by a woman who has often served ...

Councillors in Orkney have backed a 15% increase in council tax. 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 ...

A stunning 570-acre grassland farm on the Orkney Isles has launched to the market, featuring its very own private sandy cover ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. Not one of the 21 sitting Orkney Islands ...

With an Oscar-nominated track record from Little Women, Ronan brilliantly captures the essence of a woman trying to find ...

The Outrun is a drama film starring Saoirse Ronan as a woman who returns home to the Orkney Islands in Scotland. The film is ...

The South Orkney Islands lie roughly 650km north-east of the Antarctic Peninsula and 1250km south-east of South America. A new map of the South Orkney Islands has been released by British ...

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Councillors in Orkney have voted narrowly in favour of a proposed 15% increase in the islands' council tax - after rejecting a suggested rise of 20%. Officials had recommended putting the rate up ...