Places for People Scotland has joined forces with Orkney Islands Council to build 500 homes on the islands, and will be the ...

Broadcaster and author Sally Magnusson returns to The Radio 2 Book Club once more, to discuss her new novel 'The Shapeshifter ...

Up to 500 new homes will be built in Orkney by an Edinburgh-based house builder over the next 10 years - the first time a ...

Embark on an exploration of Norway and northern Scotland's breathtaking landscapes, remote islands, and ancient settlements ...

Sick of being ignored by far-away politicians, officials on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands are mulling a drastic solution: rejoining Norway, the Scandinavian country that gave them away as a royal ...

Scotland’s Orkney Islands have become a popular destination for cruise ships, but residents are growing frustrated. Inhabitants and business owners have voiced concerns over the rising number of ...

On a recent trip to Great Britain, I decided at the last minute to snip two days off from my time in London and go somewhere I've never been before: the Orkney Islands. Perched just an hour's ferry ...

Scotland’s Orkney Islands – the world’s “poster child for sustainable development” – are edging closer to their 100% renewable energy goals. What’s making this possible is a disruptive business model: ...

Up in the remote northeast of Scotland, residents of the Orkney Islands use small island-hopping aircraft to commute around the archipelago. The longest flight in the area is 15 minutes, traveling 33 ...

Two Scottish Building Federation (SBF) members, both are based in Orkney, have been recognised at the annual Construction ...