Councillors in Orkney are poised to vote through a 15% rise in council tax. It would be the biggest increase in the levy in Scotland, as councils across the country opt for the largest rises in ...

Councillors in Orkney have confirmed a 15% rise in council tax. The motion passed 15 votes to six at a full council meeting on Tuesday. It is the biggest increase in the levy in Scotland, as councils ...

Councillors in Orkney have backed a 15% increase in council tax. The 15% rise was passed by 15 votes to six at a meeting of the full Orkney Islands Council, defeating an amendment for a lower rise ...

Police are appealing for information, after a vehicle collided with the rear of black Jaguar at a Kirkwall supermarket. The collision occurred between 3pm and 3.15pm on Friday, February 14, while the ...

Balfour Beatty has denied allegations it was responsible for “significant defects” on the six-storey Hive building in Bethnal Green, according to court documents seen by Construction News.

THOMASVILLE- The Thomasville community is mourning the loss of beloved community member, Robert Charles Balfour III, who passed away on February 21, 2025, at the age of 97. Balfour III was well ...

COUNCILLORS in Orkney have voted narrowly in favour of a proposed 15% increase in the islands' council tax – after rejecting a suggested rise of 20%. Officials had recommended putting the rate up by ...

Councillors in Orkney have voted narrowly in favour of a proposed 15% increase in the islands' council tax - after rejecting a suggested rise of 20%. Officials had recommended putting the rate up ...

A full meeting of Orkney Islands Council will be asked to vote on the recommendation at a later date Councillors in Orkney have voted narrowly in favour of a proposed 15% increase in the islands ...

Councillors in Orkney have unanimously approved plans for a £50 million six-turbine wind farm at Quanterness, west of Kirkwall. The project, one of three onshore wind farms proposed by the local ...

Councillors in Orkney have given their unanimous backing to one of three onshore wind farms that the local authority had proposed. While backing for the six-turbine wind farm at the Quanterness site ...

A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal after the death of a 79-year-old man in Hoy, whose car was discovered in water at Myre Bay on Thursday. The man’s body was recovered from the water ...