Signs of Orkney vole activity are up 200% on 2019, while threatened ground-nesting birds are doing better, an RSPB report ...

Conservation scientists monitoring the wildlife on Orkney have reported increased evidence of Orkney Voles and increased ...

Orkney Islands Council previously voted in 2017 to look at whether the islands could have greater autonomy. While they wanted to have a “stronger voice”, they did not back full independence ...

The leader of Orkney Islands Council has announced he is leaving office and standing down as a councillor. James Stockan had led Scotland's smallest local authority for six years. The independent ...

Orkney Islands Council has backed a 10% rise in council tax from April. Councillors said they would also have to draw £17m from reserves to help run services over the next year. Charges for many ...

Orkney Islands Council and HM Coastguard. Only the police have the authority to close the road on safety grounds, but they ...

Orkney Islands Council has delayed its decision on whether to freeze council tax until next month. The Scottish government has offered councils extra funding to cover the cost of a council tax freeze.

Kirkwall’s stripped-back bonfire and fireworks display “did not deliver” on hopes to reduce its impact on birdlife, say ...

Orkney Islands Council received emergency funding from Historic Environment Scotland for an archaeological team from Wessex Archaeology to visit Sanday on Thursday and Friday. They will survey the ...

Preparations are being made for the final phase of the project, which is working with the local community in partnership by RSPB Scotland, NatureScot and Orkney Islands Council, to completely ...