It’s a wonder the wild islands of Orkney have never truly been captured on the big screen before. That has changed with the release in October last year of The Outrun, starring Saoirse Ronan as ...

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 ...

Highland councillors will raise no objection to West of Orkney Windfarm’s offshore plans at a site around 25km from the north ...

Orkney Islands Council has now given its backing in principle to the introduction of new discretionary powers for local authorities. Councillors on the policy and resources committee were told ...

The Scottish government said in 2023-24 Orkney Islands Council would receive £89.7m to fund services, with an extra £4.6m from an increase in council tax by 10%.

Seventy-seven long-finned pilot whales washed ashore on Thursday on Sanday island, a part of the Orkney archipelago off Scotland. Sixty-five of them were already dead, the British Divers Marine ...

tells the story of Rona (Ronan), a young woman who leaves behind her life in London and returns home to her family on the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland to try and get sober. While it ...

The two separate and Victor goes to the remote Orkney Islands to carry out his promise of creating a companion for the Monster. Although he begins the work, he suddenly realises the consequences ...

Elsewhere, the area of Scotland with the third-lowest crime level is the Orkney Islands. The crime rate on the archipelago was reported as 224 per 10,000 people, down from 235 in 2023. Looking at ...

Julia and Alex visit the beautiful Orkney Islands. Join them as they learn how Orcadians are exploiting the power of wind, wave and tide in a bid to ensure a sustainable future.