Kinlay Francis reflects on 15 years as an Orkney tour guide showing tourists from around the world the islands’ attractions ...

Former Scotsman columnist Christine Muir’s descriptions of life on Orkney were written about 40 to 50 years ago, but her words still enchant today “All we have is every day,” the designer ...

A critically-injured man was airlifted to hospital after being assaulted in Orkney. The incident happened on Burnmouth Road in Kirkwall on Tuesday night. Police Scotland said the 38-year-old man ...

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How Donald Trump's golf dream turned into a nightmare for a small Scottish community. Guess the meaning of old Orkney words in the Whassigo panel game.

Tonight, Orkney and Shetland will see patchy cloud and isolated showers push in from the west, and it will turn breezy. The mainland will have mainly clear skies. Monday Tomorrow see a mix of sun ...

Robin Young brings more than 25 years of broadcast experience to her role as host of Here & Now. She is a Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker who has also reported for NBC, CBS and ABC ...

The Orkney Native Wildlife Project is one of a kind, and is at a critical stage. Please donate today to be part of something special and help protect and defend this wildlife haven. Why your help is ...

Police were received reports of a disturbance outside of a property in Kirkwall, Orkney around 11pm on Tuesday night. Paramedics also attended the scene and a 38-year-old man was found seriously ...

To many people on the UK mainland and beyond, the Shetland and Orkney Islands are ‘somewhere up at the top’ of the map of Great Britain. In fact the Shetland Isles are located in the North Atlantic, ...

Figures in this article are not seasonally adjusted. The provisional average house price in Orkney Islands in August 2024 was £211,000. This was higher than the average of £199,000 in August 2023 ...