On the Wednesday following the last Tuesday in January, Shetland shuts down. It is the only place in Scotland to have an ...

An electric hydrofoil passenger boat is due to begin testing in Orkney next month after the original arrival dates of January ...

The number of curlew wading birds in Orkney is on the rise again after a drive to reduce the number of predatory stoats. The ...

The Orkney Native Wildlife Project began removing stoats in 2019 and the latest survey, which covered 100 sites and recorded pairs of wading birds per square kilometre, showed a modest recovery since ...

Often described as the UK's answer to the Caribbean, the Isles of Scilly are one of Britain's most appealing destinations for a beach holiday. The beautiful Atlantic archipelago is a firm ...

A new conservation project has secured £100,000 funding towards removing hedgehogs from a group of islands in the Western Isles. The animals - which are not native to the Hebrides - are being ...

Consultancy firm FarrPoint has today published the results of a new study, which saw them working with the Orkney Islands Council to investigate 4G mobile coverage and network performance (mobile ...

Tommy Budge and Thelma Bruce had a joint ceremony with Tommy's older sister Violet Budge and Leslie Flett in Kirkwall, Orkney. The four have now marked the rare double platinum anniversary ...

Warmer weather, infuriating sand gnats, a thick yellow powder of pollen coating anything left outside — yes spring has officially arrived in the Golden Isles. While things like sand gnats and ...

Orkney will welcome around 2,000 athletes from 24 island groups to compete across 12 sports from July 12 to 18. It will be the first time in the Games’ 40-year history that Orkney has hosted the ...

The Easter weekend may not be the relaxing break holidaymakers are planning it to be while planning their break on the Canary Islands, as a huge coordinated protest is set to take place on the ...

President Donald Trump announced wide-reaching tariffs against many U.S. trade partners on Wednesday — but the list inexplicably includes a series of uninhabited islands near Antarctica.