An initiative granting free mainland travel to young island dwellers is being expanded. Starting June 23, those aged 19-21 ...

An island community is set to become the first in Scotland to buy an ancient monument after it secured more than £300,000 in ...

Researchers have said more than half the vessels in Scotland are essentially “invisible” to standard maritime tracking ...

Scotland is home to hundreds of islands, each with their own unique character. With the end of the Easter holidays in sight, ...

The medals for the first International Island Games to be held in Orkney will feature an image of the islands' famous standing stones. Jodie Brown, 23, from Kirkwall, designed the medals and won a ...

Ground investigation works are due to get underway on the site of Orkney Islands Council’s proposed Scapa Deep Water Quay at Deepdale in Holm this month, with marine based site investigation works to ...

An island community will become Scotland’s first to buy the ancient structure after securing over £300,000 in funding ...

Judges picked islander Jodie Brown's standing stones medal design to feature on all 1,272 medals presented at Orkney 2025.

An island community is set to become the first in Scotland to buy a protected ancient monument. The Tomb of the Eagles at ...

An ambitious community-led initiative on the Orkney island of Sanday is moving forward with a call for architectural design proposals for an innovative housing and healthcare project. The Sanday Devel ...

Over half of vessels operating in Scotland's coastal waters are effectively "invisible" to standard maritime tracking systems ...

Consultancy firm FarrPoint has today published the results of a new study, which saw them working with the Orkney Islands ...