The total economic benefit of hosting the International Island Games in July is £7.8 million to Orkney. This is broken down ...

Kirkwall Grammar School (KGS) will be partially closed this Thursday and Friday after winter bugs and viruses have created to severe staff shortages. In order to limit the impact, the schools has ...

The school serving the communities in Hoy and Walls is set to reduce its staffing to a single teacher. A teaching establishment staffing review at North Walls Community school has recommended the ...

Will combining some public services shrink a £26 million deficit facing Orkney authorities? That was the hope shared today, ...

Kirkwall Post Office has returned to full-time hours, after services were disrupted following its franchising. In November, ...

Travel disruption is likely as Storm Bram moves in, bringing with it gale-force winds and heavy rain. An Amber weather ...

Orkney’s two largest public organisations will discuss ways to collaborate and save money next week. Orkney Islands Council ...

The lawyer for Michael Ross is appealing to members of the Orkney community to come forward with information about the controversial case — and the key witness who brought it to court. After the ...

Police are investigating a fatal crash in Sanday. An 87-year-old man died after being airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary ...

Fifty years of Orkney Islands Council will be marked at an event at St Magnus Cathedral later today. ’50 years of Orkney ...

Ex-Ba’ players and enthusiasts are being encouraged to share their memories and memorabilia of the game at an event being ...

A huge energy bill error, amounting to 60,000 units, left a Kirkwall drama group with a £24,000 bill to pay and fears over ...