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 ...
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 December 9, 2025 in Orkney, Scotland, UK, @OrkneyUncovered shared a video showing sea foam settling along the cliffs after ...
The 20th International Island Games held in Orkney this summer boosted the local economy by £4m, a report has confirmed. The ...
Sick of being ignored by far-away politicians, officials on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands are mulling a drastic solution: rejoining Norway, the Scandinavian country that gave them away as a royal ...
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 ...
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 ...
Plans to build a four-storey, 92-bed hotel in Kirkwall have been submitted to Orkney Islands Council. They have been brought forward by local contractors Orkney Builders Ltd. The project would be ...
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 ...