In particular, the Brough of Birsay is a hidden gem with a fascinating history. An uninhabited tidal island off the northwest ...

Highland council have voted to raise no objections to plans for a 125-turbine wind farm off the north Caithness coast. The ...

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 ...

London-listed independent Orcadian Energy will put itself “on the road” to UK North Sea gas production in 2025 following its acquisition activity last year, the company said on Monday. Orcadian in ...

(Police Scotland) A 35-year-old man has been sentenced for violent and serious sexual offences committed in Orkney. Stuart Harding, from Birsay, was today (Wednesday, March 5) sentenced to 15 years at ...

A "manipulative" serial sex offender has been jailed for 15 years for a campaign of abuse involving women and girls in Orkney ... Harding, of Birsay, denied a series of charges during an earlier ...

Stuart Harding committed sex crimes against three women and two children at locations in Orkney. The 35-year-old of Birsay, Orkney, denied a series of charges during an earlier trial at the High Court ...

England defeated Spain at Wembley as Jess Park’s goal secured victory for the Lionesses in the rematch of the Women’s World Cup final. Park’s finish from close range, following Alessia Russo ...

Archaeologists say they are a step closer to solving an ancient mystery – do the bones of Orkney’s patron saint ... Magnus’ bones were moved from Birsay to Kirkwall, to awaiting the opening ...

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 ...

Although the bones were reinterred in the cathedral pillar, the box is now displayed at Kirkwall’s Orkney Museum. She added: “There’s also the strong possibility that the box was fashioned around the ...