Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Local politicians on Britain's Orkney Islands say they are considering what they're calling "alternative forms of ...

Efforts to remove invasive stoats from Orkney have given a boost to the islands' native voles and birds of prey, according to ...

Orkney stoat eradication project boosts rare voles, hen harriers and owls - A report shows Orkney vole activity in spring ...

An ordering glitch has left Tesco in Kirkwall giving away boxes of the fruit for free to schools and community groups.

This year’s Orkney Islander magazine launched today, celebrating the start of the tourism season. The magazine brings ...

A unique UK-wide fundraising campaign is appealing for people named Kirsty or Kirstie in Orkney to come forward and help raise funds to support research into childhood brain tumours. Eleven-year-old ...

As the archipelago proposes charging a tourist entry fee, our writer meets some of the islanders Mike is a travel writer based in Edinburgh, specialising in adventure. He has won several Travel Writer ...

Orkney could leave the UK and become a territory of Norway under new proposals to explore “alternative forms of governance” for the archipelego. Shetlanders push for independence from Scotland One ...

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Kerry McCarthy MP, Minister for Climate and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, visited Orkney on Wednesday 14 August to see the clean energy innovation taking ...

As you wander through some of the world’s most remarkable Neolithic ruins and standing stone circles, you could be forgiven for thinking the fierce winds that blow over the remote Orkney Islands carry ...

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 ...