Scotland's biggest council tax hike has been imposed on families, with bills set to soar by 15 per cent. Orkney Islands Council pressed ahead with the eye-watering increase despite a major ...

A 10% increase to fees for a short-term let licence in Orkney has been branded “disgusting” by a woman who has often served ...

Orkney residents aged under 22 will soon be able to travel between islands free of charge, the Scottish Government has ...

Speaking today, the president of the Kirkwall Rotary Club, Ali Bruce, confirmed the club’s decision to step back as one of ...

A group representing Orkney’s tourism industry has urged Orkney Islands Council (OIC) to reject a “damaging bed tax” on ...

A full meeting of Orkney Islands Council will be asked to vote on the recommendation at a later date Councillors in Orkney have voted narrowly in favour of a proposed 15% increase in the islands ...

Scotland's biggest council tax hike has been imposed on families, with bills set to soar by 15 per cent. Orkney Islands Council pressed ahead with the eye-watering increase despite a major ...

Councillors in Orkney have backed a 15% increase in council tax. The 15% rise was passed by 15 votes to six at a meeting of the full Orkney Islands Council, defeating an amendment for a lower rise ...

Highland council have voted to raise no objections to plans for a 125-turbine wind farm off the north Caithness coast. The West of Orkney Wind Farm site is 31 miles (50km) north west of Thurso and ...

The Heart of Neolithic Orkney is vulnerable to the sea level changes, precipitation changes, and storm intensity and ...

A Scottish ferry company is to offer ultra-fast internet access to passengers using satellite owned by Elon Musk’s Starlink ...

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