Orkney Islands Council has now given its backing ... from a levy could be used to help offset the pressure high-volume tourism places on infrastructure and the environment, particularly around ...

The place is Orkney. Seventy islands (20 inhabited ... or to Westray for fresh fish in the village of Pierowall and a visit to Noup Head where seabirds nest on the cliffs above the lighthouse.

Orkney Islands Council pressed ahead with the eye ... of the retail industry and all who rely on it'. It added that local tourist taxes being prepared in some areas would hit domestic visitors ...

In the Orkney Islands, archaeologists close the chapter on a legendary excavation, capping two decades of remarkable Neolithic discoveries The Ness of Brodgar—roughly, “headland of the bridge ...

The medals feature a representation of Orkney's standing stones The medals for the first International Island Games to be held in Orkney will feature an image of the islands' famous standing stones.

With the upcoming Island Games, Orkney 12 to 18 July 2025 just around the corner, and with the anticipated participation of a Falkland Islands delegation, Mike Summers, chair of the Falklands ...

Orkney’s 70 or so islands lie low in the ocean ... You can head to the harbourside town of Tobermory with its pretty painted fisherman’s houses, or visit one of the island’s imposing castles. Duart is ...

Julia and Alex visit the beautiful Orkney Islands. Join them as they learn how Orcadians are exploiting the power of wind, wave and tide in a bid to ensure a sustainable future.

Credit: Kirstin Shearer Photography To commemorate 100 days until the Orkney Island Games, organisers have revealed new medals inspired by Orkney's standing stones. Designed by competition winner ...