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Ethan Flett's coverage predominantly focuses on local news, government & politics, and crime within the United Kingdom, specifically in Kirkwall. His articles often include announcements and government statements related to local events and decisions.
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Cuts to kirkyard maintenance are not about saving money, Orkney Islands Council (OIC) has stressed, amid claims the move could cost the authority even more. Proposals to reduce the number of cuts burial grounds receive each year have, this week, been condemned by community councils. They will have to bear the financial burden of any […]
The swimming pool at The Pickaquoy Centre is expected to reopen next month. Flooding in January caused significant damage to key infrastructure at the centre. This resulted in the temporary closure of the “new side” of the building, including the swimming pool, squash courts, wet side changing facilities and Studio Two. Orkney Islands Council says […]
“Concerning” plans to replace the Stromness lifeboat with a smaller vessel are to be raised with senior bosses at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Politicians are seeking an “urgent meeting” with the charity’s top brass, as the local crew in Stromness reconcile themselves with the change. The RNLI announced that Stromness is in line […]
By: Ethan Flett
Paths overgrown with weeds at St Olaf’s Cemetery are being monitored, Orkney Islands Council (OIC) has said. A frustrated Kirkwall resident contacted The Orcadian about the “disgusting state” of the older section of the burial ground. “The surfaces are covered in moss and weeds and the thistles are knee high,” he added. This follows our […]
A second stoat has been discovered in Rousay, just a fortnight after the capture of what was believed to be the island’s only specimen. Orkney Native Wildlife Project (ONWP) has called the sighting of the invasive predator a “deeply concerning development”. The non-native mustelid was spotted on a trail camera, this week, re-launching the eradication […]
A second stoat has now been caught in Rousay, two days after a new sighting saw eradication efforts stepped up Orkney Native Wildlife Project (ONWP) called the sighting near the Loch of Loomachun on Wednesday “deeply concerning.” It came off the back of a seven-month £150,000 hunt to find what was thought to be just […]
A Birsay-based agricultural business has been named Scotland’s best contractor at an industry awards event in Glasgow. J. & S. Hay won the Contractor of the Year prize at the Scottish Agriculture Awards 2026. The fourth awards ceremony welcomed 670 attendees on Thursday, October 22, the largest number ever hosted since it first began. The […]
“No further action” is to be taken involving the death of a monk from Papa Stronsay, The Orcadian has learned. The case is officially closed into the tragic loss of Justin Evans, who vanished from the island’s Golgotha Monastery in April. A large-scale search operation involving Police Scotland, an HM Coastguard helicopter and the RNLI […]
Every effort will be made to find missing evidence from an Orkney murder hunt, Scotland’s top lawyer has said. The Lord Advocate was responding to revelations about the loss of material from the Mumutaz murder case. Shamsuddin Mahmood was shot and killed by a masked gunman as he served diners at a Kirkwall restaurant on […]
It remains unclear why Orkney Islands Council (OIC) spent £1.1 million on land in Stenness without councillors being informed. New information has come to light about the deal to buy the land at Barnhouse in Stenness. This includes the first official confirmation of the price that was paid, using money from the strategic reserve fund. […]
