John Swinney says the Government will do everything it can to help people address the “challenges” of island life ahead of ...

Orkney’s farmers, crofters, and producers could soon benefit from a new local abattoir, thanks to a £15,000 grant to Orkney ...

Based on Amy Liptrot’s award winning memoir, the film is about a young woman returning to Orkney to deal with her past.

Farmers on Orkney could see the construction of a new local abattoir to them bring their produce to market and boost the ...

The proposed tunnels could transform the social and economic landscapes of Shetland and Orkney, two extremely isolated ...

It's almost 80 years since the end of World War Two, during which Orkney became home to hundreds of Italian prisoners of war.

A man from Kirkwall has marked an impressive 37 years of service with Scottish regional airline Loganair. Stuart Linklater had his first experience of aviation at an early age, when he took his first ...

COPS have stopped and searched almost 170,000 people across the length and breath of Scotland over the last five years ...

Dogs are often used to assist in a host of situations and discoveries and even aid people ... part of Scotland to aid conservationists in removing stoats from the islands of Orkney.

Scottish salmon exports hit a “record” high in 2024, according to UK government data. The value of the exports jumped 45% to ...

“Spectacular” treasures awarded to an Orcadian naval officer for his actions during an 18th century siege have returned to Orkney after his family gifted them to the islands. Captain James ...

The new cases follow fresh analysis of the ‘Viking Genes’ database, which holds information on around 10,000 people ... Scotland and Ireland. A 4,000-year-old skeleton excavated on Rathlin ...