Original plans for one of Orkney’s most iconic wartime buildings have been discovered. Buried away in The National Archives, ...

Orkney Folk Festival got off to a flying start, last night, with concerts across the Mainland. The 43rd edition of the ...

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There is “absolutely” support for fixed links in Orkney, council leader Heather Woodbridge has said. But funding from ...

Just over a year since electric hydrofoil ferry, Zevi 1, arrived in Orkney, the vessel is now to return to Belfast in the ...

Bookworms will rejoice this week as the newly expanded Stromness Books and Prints opens, across the road from the premises it ...

The Waterfront Gallery in Stromness will soon be up for sale, as owner Trudi Hall gets back to the craft she began the ...

The transformation of a Sanday farm into a gateway to the Victorian era has been hailed with the awarding of a special local accolade. The winner of this year’s Laura Grimond Award is Boloquoy Farm, ...

The Orkney Fund Board has approved £461,528 of funding for community projects across Orkney — marking the first time capital grants have been awarded through the programme. The Orkney Fund is a £20 ...

Is Stromness being sidelined from the cruise liner jackpot? The sector brings in an estimated £12 to £15 million a year to ...