Sarah Gilmour

With the red, blue and white flags all around and the jubilant chants of 'ro, ro, ro', visitors could mistake their destination for Norway.

Tax exemption on flights leaving Orkney will be extended to incoming passengers when the Scottish Government rolls out its new Air Departure Tax (ADT) scheme, next year. The government confirmed the change, this Wednesday, in recognition of “particular connectivity challenges faced by the people and businesses” in the Highlands and Islands. ADT is due to […]

A fire broke out at a Kirkwall home on Friday night. Two fire engines were called to the scene at Liberator Drive at 10.05pm. Firefighters were stood down at 11.24pm. No further information is available at this time.

An isles pub has “temporarily closed” after alleged financial irregularities were uncovered by its operators. The doors of the Taversoe Inn in Rousay will remain shut to all but pre-arranged accommodation bookings, after those running the popular haunt on behalf of its operators, the Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre Development Trust, had their contracts terminated. The […]

The cream of livestock from the East Mainland will be on display in Toab today. Everything is in place for the East Mainland Agricultural Society’s 125th agricultural show including its brand new pavilion which will be unveiled to mark the milestone. The steel-framed pavilion is the main element in a £100,000-plus fundraising scheme successfully undertaken […]

Testing is to be rolled out nationwide for a genetic cancer risk in people with Westray ancestry. The charitably funded project will help identify people with a variant in the BRCA1 gene, which can increase the risk of ovarian and breast cancer. The Westray mutation of the gene was discovered by researchers from the Universities […]

The Spences of Norton topped the Dounby Show cattle section for the fifth year in a row, winning with the same Charolais as 2025. Heifer-in-calf Dounby Venus triumphed in the pure continental section before successfully defending her title as overall cattle champion. In the sheep pens, a Blue Texel ewe lamb, Orkney Lady Gaga, from […]

A chance to step aboard the Northern Lighthouse Board’s (NLB) new Pole Star vessel is coming to Stromness this Saturday. Tew state-of-the-art vessel is the fifth of its name to serve lighthouses across Scotland and the Isle of Man. Visitors will have an opportunity to meet the crew and find out why this vessel is a […]

The Spences of Norton, Dounby, have taken their first ever Supreme Cattle Championship at County Show. Dounby Venus a Charolais heifer-in-calf who has triumphed at Dounby Show for the past two years was named the overall winner in the cattle lines at Orkney’s biggest agricultural show. Reserve overall was a 16-month-old Aberdeen Angus heifer from […]

The Orcadian Design & Print has been named a finalist in the Team of the Year category at this year’s Print Industry Awards. The Print Industry Awards celebrate excellence across the print and visual communications sector, recognising the achievements, innovation and talent that drive the industry forward. The Orcadian’s team has now made it through […]