Finstown

map_cons Proposed changes to settlement boundaries and housing allocations in Finstown, Westray and Harray are the subject of a “focused consultation” launched by Orkney Islands Council today, Thursday. The proposed changes follow a public ...

Fire crews were called to the two-storey house in Finstown's Main Street at 1.44pm. Firefighters from Kirkwall and Stromness helped tackle the blaze but the home was completely destroyed. Nobody was injured and all of the residents of the house were ...

The emergency services were alerted to the fire in the village of Finstown shortly after 1.30pm on Wednesday. Fire crews used hose jets to extinguish the flames, which tore through the two-storey building near the Pomona Inn. Houses near the fire were ...

But the main road through Finstown, one of Orkney's busiest routes, has been closed while fire crews tackle the blaze. Firefighters were called to the house on the town's Main Street at 1.44pm. Three crews remain at the scene. The A965 Kirkwall to ...

FinstownFireSep2015_06 The road through Finstown was closed on Wednesday afternoon after firefighters were called to deal with a house fire in the village. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were notified of the fire at 1.45pm and two appliances ...

The Finstown Community Garden - one of the local gardens helping raise money for charity today The Finstown Community Garden – one of the local gardens helping raise money for charity today. Five Orkney gardens are open to the public again today as ...