A leading civil engineering firm is set to start work on a multi-million-pound multi-purpose port that is earmarked as a key renewable energy hub. Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK is teaming up with ...

For Kinley, this will be her seventh Island Games, having made her debut at the 2011 event in the Isle of Wight. This year’s Island Games take place in Orkney between July 12-18.

That bid came from Orkney Islands Council-run Orkney Ferries Ltd, Belfast-based Artemis Technologies, and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). Dubbed the Electric Orkney project, the aim is to ...

Anti-tourism protesters in Tenerife have vowed to ramp up their demonstrations this summer after the Canary Islands saw a surge of two million visitors last year. The protests, led by locals of ...

The Sanibel Causeway Islands Park, a popular recreation area, is set to reopen in phases starting May 1, pending weather and construction factors. Initial amenities will include parking ...

A beautiful beach on Shapinsay Island in Orkney, Scotland, is available for purchase at a very low price. The land, which is 200 square meters and offers stunning views of clear waters and sandy ...

A BEACH on a Scots island - considered one of the country's best places to live - has gone on sale for as little as £7,000. The sandy plot is about 200sqm and has been described as the "perfect ...

The wildlife charity says more than 7000 stoats have been removed from the Orkney Islands in recent years, which has been integral to restoring the number of native curlews. It also said chick ...

“Removing the invasive stoats from the islands is essential to giving Orkney’s wildlife the best chance to build the resilience it needs to meet these threats. “There is still work to do to ...

A man is walking 53 miles (85km) in a homemade bird costume to raise awareness and funds for conservation projects. Matt Trevelyan, a farming officer for Nidderdale National Landscape, began the ...