But time marches on, and after another overnight northward sailing we arrived in our last port of call, Kirkwall, the capital ...

More than 100 Post Office branches and around 1,000 jobs are at risk under a sweeping overhaul - see if your local branch is ...

A 22-year-old is arrested after an incident outside a premises on Burnmouth Road in Kirkwall. The 38-year-old man was airlifted from Kirkwall to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. The body of the young ...

How to spend one day in Orkney, when you're taking the ferry from the Scottish mainland, and only have a few hours to spare ...

Kirkwall’s stripped-back bonfire and fireworks display “did not deliver” on hopes to reduce its impact on birdlife, say ...

HEALTHCARE professionals have the chance to relocate to a spectacular Scottish island and earn up to £56,000 a year. NHS Scotland is currently looking for workers to move to Orkney. The ...

Jack Morris had only been on North Ronaldsay for a few hours on 19 October 2024 when he discovered a mega rarity from Siberia ...

A coordinated stoat cull on the Scottish islands is proving successful – and conservationists aren't slowing down ...

Crowds, queues, disgruntled locals, fractured communities, soaring prices... can the problems of overtourism ever be solved?

Signs of Orkney vole activity are up 200% on 2019, while threatened ground-nesting birds are doing better, an RSPB report ...

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) has appointed Jamie Conley as the new Airport Manager at Kirkwall Airport.