A 10% increase to fees for a short-term let licence in Orkney has been branded “disgusting” by a woman who has often served ...

Highland council have voted to raise no objections to plans for a 125-turbine wind farm off the north Caithness coast. The ...

Orkney’s 15 per cent council tax rise is set to feature on the Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2 this afternoon. Council leader ...

Readers of the John O’Groat Journal and Caithness Courier respond to some of the stories hitting the headlines this week ...

In desperate need of some rest and relaxation, but scared of leaving your city comforts behind? This charming little seaside ...

The Orkney Folk Festival has announced its full programme for the 2025 event. The festival, which will take place between May ...

Councillors in Orkney have backed a 15% increase in council tax. The 15% rise was passed by 15 votes to six at a meeting of ...

Highland councillors will raise no objection to West of Orkney Windfarm’s offshore plans at a site around 25km from the north ...

Much of the UK continuing fine and dry with spells of sunshine. High cloud making things hazy at times across the southwest.

US tech group awaiting approval to start flying packages to customers’ doorsteps in northern English town of Darlington ...

Cloudy conditions over much of Northern Ireland, Wales, western Scotland and the southwest of England this afternoon, with ...

The Orkney Native Wildlife Project is a collaborative effort between RSPB Scotland, NatureScot, and Orkney Islands Council.