A 10% increase to fees for a short-term let licence in Orkney has been branded “disgusting” by a woman who has often served as a voice for the local accommodation sector. Councillors on Orkney Islands ...

GUERNSEY’S badminton selectors have opted for the next generation of players for Orkney 2025. It says a lot for the ...

Guernsey’s squad for the Island Games triathlon is finally complete. Six men – including three Games first-timers – have now ...

FREE inter-island ferry travel for people under the age of 22 has been announced by the Scottish Government. Scots who live ...

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 ...

If you're one-half of a resilient and self-reliant couple and would like to spend the summer on a remote island in Scotland, ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Orkney Islands Council pressed ahead with the eye-watering increase despite a major backlash from residents. A councillor who tried unsuccessfully to reduce the increase said he had never seen ...

Dressed in her jodhpurs, Fair Isle sweater with matching tammie and camera slung over her shoulder, Dr. Beatrice Garvie cut a striking figure on ...

One in eight children in the Orkney Islands were living in poverty last year, according to "heartbreaking" new figures.

Highland council have voted to raise no objections to plans for a 125-turbine wind farm off the north Caithness coast. The West of Orkney Wind Farm site is 31 miles (50km) north west of Thurso and ...

The Heart of Neolithic Orkney is vulnerable to the sea level changes, precipitation changes, and storm intensity and frequency.