This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. On the front page, the family behind Fernvalley Wildlife Centre say they are “tired of fighting” with Orkney Islands Council’s ...

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 ...

Beautifully crafted medals for the Games are unveiled in all their glory Thursday April 3 marks just 100 days to go until the ...

This Thursday marks 100 days to go until the Orkney 2025 Island Games begins. To commemorate the milestone, organised have ...

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 ...

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 ...

Councils across Scotland have been announcing inflation-busting tax hikes. Councillors in Orkney have confirmed a 15% rise in council tax. The motion passed 15 votes to six at a full council meeting ...

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

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

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Falkirk Council has set Scotland's largest council tax increase after councillors agreed a 15.6% rise in a close vote. Inverclyde's tax will rise 8.5% and Highland has set a 7% increase. East ...