The Orkney Folk Festival has announced its full programme for the 2025 event. The festival, which will take place between May 22 and May 25, will feature artists from around the world, including ...

The Orkney Folk Festival has announced its full programme for the 2025 event. The festival, which will take place between May ...

The West of Orkney Windfarm site is 31 miles (50km) north west of Thurso and about 18 miles (30km) off the west of Orkney. The Scottish government, which will have the final say on an application ...

The island chain's most famous monument is arguably the Standing Stones of Stenness. Situated five miles northeast of Stromness on Orkney's Mainland, it is believed to be the oldest henge site in ...

COUNCILLORS in Orkney have voted narrowly in favour of a proposed 15% increase in the islands' council tax – after rejecting a suggested rise of 20%. Officials had recommended putting the rate up by ...

Councillors in Orkney have voted narrowly in favour of a proposed 15% increase in the islands' council tax - after rejecting a suggested rise of 20%. Officials had recommended putting the rate up ...

Brought out by stockman, Alfie McGregor, he was knocked down to Liam Muir, Upper Onston, Stenness, Orkney, who gets for his money a March 2023-born AI son of the French sire, Halley, out of the polled ...

Councillors in Orkney have given their unanimous backing to one of three onshore wind farms that the local authority had proposed. While backing for the six-turbine wind farm at the Quanterness site ...

Enquiries are being carried out in the Myre Bay area of Hoy after a car was seen in the water. Police Scotland and other agencies are carrying out searches after the vehicle’s discovery on Thursday ...

Figures in this article are not seasonally adjusted. The provisional average house price in Orkney Islands in December 2024 was £202,000. This was higher than the average of £188,000 in December 2023 ...