Council staff in Orkney will not be getting an additional public holiday to mark Scotland's participation in the World Cup.

Councillors in Orkney have kicked out proposals which would have given staff an extra public holiday to mark Scotland’s ...

The Scottish Government has published the Orkney Islands Marine Plan, which aims to protect the 12 nautical miles, 68-plus islands and 1,024 square kilometres of coastline in the region.

The Stromness Singing Selkies is not your average open-water swimming club. Named after the mythological seal-folk from ...

An estimated 231 people died while experiencing homelessness in Scotland in 2024, new figures suggest.

This month, researchers board a Sea Shepherd vessel in Antarctica's South Orkney Islands to study the overlap between krill ...

In this video, I take the world's shortest flight to a remote Scottish island and spend the night exploring this unique ...

One litter picker says he has seen a huge increase in the amount of plastic washing up on Sanday this year.

Ferry users are to benefit from the removal of mid and peak season fares. From next month Orkney and Shetland Islanders using the Northern Isles Ferry Services will no longer face higher charges when ...

This upstairs/downstairs adventure story suffers from clunky exposition and an unconvincing use of Scots, writes David Robinson ...

An initiative set-up to discuss shared challenges and opportunities faced by island communities has been scrapped by the UK government. The Islands Forum was established in 2022 by the then ...

In the animal kingdom, there are several types of responses to danger and trauma. While humans are most familiar with the ...