Severe snow disrupts Orkney roads as A964 closes and A965, A967 are heavily affected. Public urged not to travel; road closures may last until ...

A £5 levy on cruise ship passengers arriving in Orkney could raise more than £1m a year, councillors have been told. The Scottish government is exploring giving local councils new powers to charge ...

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 ...

In October, Professor Judith Jesch of the University of Nottingham’s Centre for the Study of the Viking Age led a group of 20 runologists from Scandinavia, Britain and Germany to study Orkney’s ...

The Island Games have kicked off in Orkney, with more than 2,500 people gathered in Kirkwall's Bignold Park for the opening ceremony. The Scottish heatwave brought 19C temperatures on Saturday evening ...

Wintering Well boxes to counter effects of low light on mental health are ‘super popular’, says island librarian ...

Internet and phone services in Orkney and Shetland have been disrupted because of damage to a subsea cable. Shetland Telecom said the Shefa-2 cable between Orkney and Banff sustained damage at about ...

As you wander through some of the world’s most remarkable Neolithic ruins and standing stone circles, you could be forgiven for thinking the fierce winds that blow over the remote Orkney Islands carry ...

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A project to eradicate stoats from Orkney has been granted £4m to continue its work. The Orkney Native Wildlife Project has spent £7.9m trapping more than 6,300 stoats on the islands since 2019. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. On the windswept islands of Orkney, where the North Sea meets ...

Most households in Orkney are to be given a special cost of living payment of £200. Councillors have approved the bonus, which four out of five local households will be eligible to receive. It will ...