Saturday looks to be a day for a walk doon the street with your canine best-friend, as Kirkwall BID’s Doggy Day Out returns. The event, aimed at promoting town centre businesses, looks set to be even ...

A broadband blackout affecting 500 homes and businesses in the North Isles has “exposed the vulnerability of connectivity in ...

North Isles residents who have gone five days without broadband may have to wait several more for a fix. So says the latest update from the Orkney Local Emergency Coordination Group (OLECG), following ...

An internet outage in the north isles has been labelled a “major incident” and could take some time to fix.
 A subsea cable fault, currently affecting parts of Westary, Sanday, Stronsay and near by ...

Moves are in hand to make life easier for visitors to St Magnus Cathedral to part with their hard-earned cash. While it ...

A stalwart of the Stromness community has retired after 36 years of service at the town’s community centre. Anita Park, who stepped down as centre supervisor last week, has been a central figure in ...

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Reform UK has become the latest political party to declare a candidate for the Orkney seat in the upcoming Scottish Parliament election. John Coupland, chairman of Reform’s Highland and Islands branch ...

A BT emergency response team is due to arrive in the North Isles today amid a prolonged broadband blackout affecting 500 homes and businesses. Development trusts and other community organisations are ...

An ancient tomb in South Ronaldsay is set to enjoy its first full season after reopening under community ownership. The South ...

Plans have been lodged to demolish the former Papdale Halls of Residence and clear the site for housing. The building has largely lain unused since its closure as an accommodation facility in 2013.