Nerves, expectation and negativity – Orkney council candidates share their thoughts as voters head to the ballot boxes
May 5, 2022
NHS Orkney turns finances around after difficult months
April 30, 2022
Works approved at Orkney whisky distillery – but with neighbours’ concerns taken into account
April 28, 2022
Orkney health board to view first whistleblowing report
April 27, 2022
Outgoing convener of Orkney council addresses final full meeting with a poem
April 26, 2022
New public artwork takes its place in Stromness’s George Mackay Brown community garden
April 23, 2022
Pilot home care initiative to become permanent in Orkney after 530 hospital bed days saved
April 21, 2022
Orkney councillor claims a group of Greens could do what a chamber of independents haven’t at the troubled Churchill Barriers
March 26, 2022
Upcoming cruise liner season is no cause for concern says Orkney’s head of marine services
March 25, 2022
Attempt to shorten term length of Orkney council leader role fails
March 11, 2022
Orkney’s only nightclub has alcohol licence revoked after failure to pay
March 10, 2022
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Planning application for roads at proposed Kirkwall housing development approved – at third attempt
March 10, 2022
Councillor to make third bid to shorten Orkney council leader term to two years
March 9, 2022
What could Green Freeport status mean for Orkney?
March 7, 2022
‘There will be a fatality on the barriers, I am not scaremongering’ – Outgoing Orkney councillor’s stark warning about safety on the Churchill Barriers
March 3, 2022
After taking 21 months to reach 1,000 Covid cases, stark warning as Orkney’s toll rises from 2,000 to 3,000 in two weeks
February 25, 2022
Orkney senior fire officer ‘cannot get linked fire alarms for his own home’ due to shortage
February 25, 2022
Orkney councillor asks if Ukraine situation should be considered a threat to council pension fund
February 24, 2022
Plane’s controlled crash at Orkney farmland down to hydraulic pipe fault
February 23, 2022
Orkney councillors back 3% rise in council tax – despite officials recommending they increase it by 7.7%
February 23, 2022
Audit shows how Orkney primary school extension project ended up costing millions more than first planned
February 18, 2022
Orkney councillor astonished at planning process as Kirkwall road closure decision goes to Scottish ministers
February 17, 2022
Worst-case scenario for Orkney archiving service discussed in council chamber
February 17, 2022
Early proposals for new £3m covered training area and gymnastics hall in Orkney receives warm welcome from councillors
February 16, 2022