Spectacular” treasures awarded to an Orcadian naval officer for his actions during an 18th century siege have returned to Orkney after ...

Presenter Lorraine Kelly will host the opening ceremony of the Island Games in Orkney this summer. The broadcaster will welcome athletes from 24 islands and island groups across the world to ...

Orkney is set to host the 20th International Island Games from July 12-18, 2025, with the organization saying that some 2,000 athletes from 24 island groups will be competing. A spokesperson said ...

Ann Cleeves' new book, The Killing Stones, picks up after a gap of seven years and will see Perez swap his hometown of Shetland for a new island location, Orkney. The latest book, from the author ...

Orkney is an archipelago of 70 or so islands ... I went north through a chain of islands linked by causeways—South Ronaldsay, Burray, Glimps Holm, Lamb Holm, the Mainland—until I came to ...

With a history stretching back more than 5,000 years, it's no surprise that Orkney is a place of myth and legend, where it seems everyone has a story to tell. Basketball boss Nadia Rawlinson on ...

January 3, 2025 at 11:08 am Orkney is coated white as 2025 begins with a blast of cold weather. Orkney is blanketed in snow, this Friday, as the UK faces a weekend of severe winter weather. Stagecoach ...