New organisers must be found for Kirkwall’s bonfire night, as Orkney Rotary Club has ruled out its involvement. The annual event, which is traditionally organised by the club on behalf of Kirkwall and ...

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A stunning 570-acre grassland farm on the Orkney Isles has launched to the market, featuring its very own private sandy cove. Noup Farm, situated on the island of Westray, represents "a unique blend ...

Article continues below The film stars Irish talent Saoirse Ronan as Rona—who returns to her roots on Scotland's Orkney Islands after rehab—in an evocative tale of battling addiction ...

The Flow Country of Sutherland/Caithness is twice the size of Orkney and covers 200,000 hectaresCredit: Alamy The Flow Country is one of Scotland’s most unique landscapes, a vast expanse of bogs ...

Orkney’s 15 per cent council tax rise is set to feature on the Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2 this afternoon. Council leader Councillor Heather Woodbridge will speak on the programme, discussing and ...

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Several business units in Inverness have been destroyed by fire after a car was driven into them and set alight. Police said the Skoda Octavia was deliberately driven into the premises at Fairways ...

For me, Orkney is something to crave in itself ... is the gateway and home to Kirkwall Airport, but I would far rather sail with NorthLink Ferries from Thurso, in the northeast to Kirckwall.

The West of Orkney Windfarm site is 31 miles (50km) north west of Thurso and about 18 miles (30km) off the west of Orkney. The Scottish government, which will have the final say on an application ...

Harding was last month found guilty of multiple sex offences against three women and two girls in Orkney over an almost nine-year period between June 2012 and April 2021. The Crown Office and ...

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