Orcadian scoops Newspaper of the Year award

The Orcadian has been named Newspaper of the Year at this year’s Highlands and Islands Media Awards.

This was the fourth consecutive year the paper had been nominated for the accolade, and was up against the Northern Scot from Elgin and The Shetland Times at the awards ceremony held tonight, Friday, in Inverness

The Orcadian’s reporter Sarah Sutherland was also nominated for this year’s Young Journalist of the Year Award, but lost out to Chris Mclennan from the Press and Journal.

Winners across 11 sections, covering newspaper, online and broadcast news stories and features, as well as the top photographs from across the region, were received at the event.