Hundreds of people in areas such as Sanday, Stronsay and Westray have been left without internet access.

A portion of the subsea cable linking the Orkney Islands has suffered a break. According to a post from the Orkney Islands ...

Communities across Orkney’s North Isles have been affected by a broadband outage this week. The outage was caused by subsea cable break on the link between the Orkney Mainland and Westray. Islands ...

A BT subsea fibre optic cable that runs between Evie on the Orkney Mainland and nearby Westray, which forms part of an ...

Council tax in Orkney is to rise by 6%. It follows an increase last year of 15%, which was the highest in Scotland. The rise ...

Dutchman Hans Compter travelled around the world to deliver the Austin to Cathleen Hourie in Orkney.

Yellow - Possible A period of strong winds is likely to affect exposed parts of north and northwest Scotland early Wednesday.

A pod of dolphins have been saved after being stranded on a beach in Orkney. Six common dolphins including two calves became stranded in the Bay of Tuquoy off Westray on Tuesday. The mammals were ...

Enterprising efforts in Orkney have made the shortlist of the British Business Awards 2026. Kirkwall businessman Neil ...

Regardless of the result a sustained fund raising effort by the Penicuik-Leith women’s rugby team will pay dividends in the form of a trip to Orkney this weekend. Drawn against the island team in the ...