A 10% increase to fees for a short-term let licence in Orkney has been branded “disgusting” by a woman who has often served as a voice for the local accommodation sector. Councillors on Orkney 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 ...

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

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

Orkney Islands Council was asked for its views as a statutory consultee last year. Councillors said a number of issues would need to be resolved through the planning process, including community ...

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

FREE inter-island ferry travel for people under the age of 22 has been announced by the Scottish Government. Scots who live ...

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

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 ...