Orkney Islands Council’s Housing Services Annual Report for 2023-2024 has been published and details a strong performance ...

Broadband has been rolled out to one of the UK's most remote islands via water pipes. Residents and businesses in Papa ...

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said it will conduct a fact-finding mission on Thursday after receiving ...

More stories from North East Scotland, Orkney and Shetland Listen to news from North East Scotland on BBC Sounds Last month the council voted to make a package of city centre measures - including bus ...

Dentist shortages in Orkney have plummeted to “crisis point” in recent weeks. A paper appeared before councillors this week detailing the scale of the problem. Just last month, it emerged that Orkney ...

A 27-year-old woman has died following a crash with a lorry in Moray. The woman's car was involved in the collision with the lorry on the A96 west of Forres at about 07:10. Emergency services attended ...

A Shenandoah County man died in a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday. A 2020 Ford Transit van crashed at approximately 8:25 a.m. in the 7000 block of Orkney Grade Road, according to a Virginia State ...

Fibre cables have been installed in a second pipe in the drinking water network on Papa Westray – said to be the most remote island in Orkney. It means almost every business and resident on the ...

MPs who sit on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee are asking farmers for their views on what issues should be ...

THE Isle of Wight has selected its athletes to compete at next summer's Island Games in Orkney. The Games are set for July, with the Island team including several promising athletes. However, Dan ...

It is a royal death that has never been satisfactorily explained. Officially, George VI’s brother, the Duke of Kent, died ...

Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal one-car crash that took place in Shenandoah County on Tuesday morning.