The proposed tunnels could transform the social and economic landscapes of Shetland and Orkney, two extremely isolated ...

Weapons dating back to the 1600s which belonged to a naval captain from Orkney have been gifted to the islands. Captain James Moodie died in 1725. He had received a scimitar and scabbard, a mace, and ...

A new local abattoir could help Orkney farmers bring produce to market and boost the economy. First Minister John Swinney visited to discuss ...

Those views that you don't get in Shetland. So much of land and then water, then another island. The plot sees Perez investigating the mysterious death of his childhood friend on Orkney's Westray ...

Orkney’s farmers, crofters, and producers could soon benefit from a new local abattoir, thanks to a £15,000 grant to Orkney ...

THE COUNCILS in Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles have appointed a consultant to investigate the feasibility of a ...

Shetland previously hosted the games in ... Orkney's unique sense of community and spirit." What are the Island Games? Orkney will host the 20th edition of the Island Games this summer ...

Wind farm development money in the Western Isles should be used to revolutionise health care by giving islanders early warning of medical conditions, a Labour MP has suggested. Torcuil Crichton, the ...

SHETLAND’S referees would have struggled to do another season in a two league format, football association president Jakob Eunson has said. The ...

She said: "Orkney is a very special place to ... The only other Scottish island to host the games was Shetland in 2005. It has since been held in Jersey, Rhodes, Bermuda and Gibraltar, among ...

ITV presenter Lorraine Kelly will team up with local BBC radio presenter Stewart Bain to host the Opening Ceremony of the Island Games in Orkney later this year. Lorraine, who is the Games ...