Inhabited more than 5,000 years ago, the Neolithic town of Skara Brae flourished on Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney archipelago. Strong storms in 1850 led to its discovery, revealing ...

The boat, named Zevi 1, is being deployed to serve a route that connects the Orkney islands of Shapinsay, Egilsay, Wyre and Rousay with Kirkwall on four daily rotations. The ferry has been built ...

HRH Princess Anne will attend the Opening Ceremony of the International Island Games in Orkney at Kirkwall’s Bignold Park on July 12. From July 12 to 18, Orkney will welcome around 2,000 ...

Swimmers from Wick were praised as a credit to their club after crossing the Pentland Firth to take part in the third annual Orkney Open Meet. The two-day meet in Kirkwall’s Pickaquoy Centre, hosted ...

Artemis electric hydrofoil vessel arrives in Orkney Images courtesy of Colin Keldie – EMEC. The fully electric Artemis EF-12 Workboat XL hydrofoil vessel, which will serve as a ferry between the ...

Dozens of jobs have been cut at an oil terminal in Orkney. The number of workers at Flotta site has been “significantly reduced” with around 156 employees remaining. Unite the union has said “hostile” ...

A series of talks on dementia research will bring a leading old age psychiatrist to Orkney, next month. Dr Tom Russ of Edinburgh University will lead events in a visit to the county by the ...

Portland and South Portland police officers and Southern Maine Regional SWAT Team members went to 19 Orkney St. in Portland around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday to arrest 19-year-old Miles Hibbard and search his ...

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AROUND 200 to 300 supporters are set to descend on neighbouring Orkney to roar on Shetland’s athletes in this summer’s Island Games. It will be the biggest backing that Shetland has had at an Island ...

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