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(Dave) Friday weather and - without wanting to jinx the whole day - I think it l...
(Dave) Friday weather and - without wanting to jinx the whole day - I think it looks not too bad. Famous last words.
Mainly dry today, although still a…
The Friends of Happy Valley have been busy clearing out Edwin's house at Happy V...
The Friends of Happy Valley have been busy clearing out Edwin's house at Happy Valley in advance of the building repair work which is due to start very soon. Amongst…
(Dave) An official photo of the new OIC convener Steven Heddle and vice convener...
(Dave) An official photo of the new OIC convener Steven Heddle and vice convener Jim Foubister has been released by the authority. Steven looks to be very close to a…
Under the waves at Warness..... presumably at slack tide...
Under the waves at Warness..... presumably at slack tide...A look at 'wind turbines' of the…

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Orkney was served by two local newspapers, The Orcadian, and its sister paper Orkney Today, both papers being printed and published in Kirkwall, and coming out on a Thursday, until the Orkney Today was shut down in October 2010. The Orcadian continues, with a healthy circulation of around 10,000.

Further afield, Aberdeen's Press and Journal has a Northern Isles edition and carries Orkney news, and likewise the BBC website has a North East/Northern Isles section, reflecting Orkney and Shetland's traditional transport links with Aberdeen.

Orkneycommunities.co.uk is a focal point for the websites of over 100 community groups, and they can submit their news stories and events directly to its front page. But most news in Orkney emanates from the local authority, the Orkney Islands Council.