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 ...

Dutchman Hans Compter travelled around the world to deliver the Austin to Cathleen Hourie in Orkney.

Council tax in Orkney is to rise by 6%. It follows an increase last year of 15%, which was the highest in Scotland. The rise for 2026-27 would see households in an average band D property pay an ...

Council staff in Orkney will not be getting an additional public holiday to mark Scotland's participation in the World Cup. First Minister John Swinney previously said that Monday ...

Yellow - Possible A period of strong winds is likely to affect exposed parts of north and northwest Scotland early Wednesday. - Some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are possible - Delays ...

Orkney Housing Association has awarded the largest construction contract in its history as work begins on the next phase of the Walliwall housing development in Kirkwall. The £11.5 million contract ha ...

EXCLUSIVE: Lib Dem MP Alister Carmichael said the "security of the United Kingdom" has to be "security for everybody in the United Kingdom".