On a recent trip to Great Britain, I decided at the last minute to snip two days off from my time in London and go somewhere I've never been before: the Orkney Islands. Perched just an hour's ferry ...
LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Britain's Orkney Islands, an archipelago about 10 miles off the north coast of Scotland, is considering "alternative forms of governance" which could include becoming part ...
On a recent trip to Great Britain, I decided at the last minute to snip two days off my time in London and go somewhere I’ve never been before: the Orkney Islands. Perched just an hour’s ferry ride ...
Standing Stones, also known as "the First Stonehenge," in the Ring O Brodgar in Orkney © Andrew Wilson/LOOP IMAGES/Loop Images/Corbis Ten years ago a farmer was ...
Wintering Well boxes to counter effects of low light on mental health are ‘super popular’, says island librarian ...
Orkney Islands Council has named a 29-year-old as Scotland's youngest local authority leader. Heather Woodbridge also becomes the first woman to lead the island council. The independent was elected in ...
A Scottish couple are selling a 19th-century church that they converted into vacation apartments. Kirkdale Apartments in Evie, Orkney, is on the market for £525,000, or around $650,900. The couple ...
On December 9, 2025 in Orkney, Scotland, UK, @OrkneyUncovered shared a video showing sea foam settling along the cliffs after Storm Bram had passed. In the video, the coastline appears calmer, but ...
Orkney councillors have voted to investigate alternative methods of governance amid deep frustrations over funding and opportunities. Council leader James Stockan said the islands had been "held down" ...
The RSPB said latest data indicated a 21% rise in curlews in Orkney, in contrast to mainland Scotland and other parts of the UK The number of curlew wading birds in Orkney is on the rise again after a ...
It is, at last count, Scotland’s cleanest council. But Orkney is still having to spend a penny - or rather more - on a very particular problem. The islands’ local authority, rather coyly, has said it ...