In 1725, Orkney’s own pirate, John Gow, raided the Hall during his last rampage around the islands. As he and his crew carried their loot back to their boat, they forced the Hall’s servant to march ...

Kinlay Francis reflects on 15 years as an Orkney tour guide showing tourists from around the world the islands’ attractions ...

How to spend one day in Orkney, when you're taking the ferry from the Scottish mainland, and only have a few hours to spare ...

Charles Warlow has circumnavigated the UK twice, round Ireland and to the Faroes. He shares his advice for sailors planning ...

He died hours after being rescued from his home on the outskirts of Alhaurin de la Torre, Malaga, the president of the ...

All six crew have been rescued from their fishing boat which sank in the North Sea. Coastguards received a distress call from the Fraserburgh-registered Odyssey trawler just before 05:30. The boat was ...

To many people on the UK mainland and beyond, the Shetland and Orkney Islands are ‘somewhere up at the top’ of the map of Great Britain. In fact the Shetland Isles are located in the North Atlantic, ...

Lower Coubister, extending to 3.7 acres or thereby, Firth, KW17 2ET ...

May 2026 - 12 days Discover early human civilisations and fascinating wildlife amongst the wild isles of Scotland aboard the ...

The trip between the Orkney Islands of Westray and Papa Westray in northern Scotland is a subsidised public service obligation. It forms part of a three-airport loop connecting Westray Airport ...

An icon of a desk calendar. An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. An icon of a paper envelope. An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. An icon ...

Police were received reports of a disturbance outside of a property in Kirkwall, Orkney around 11pm on Tuesday night. Paramedics also attended the scene and a 38-year-old man was found seriously ...