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

Designed by competition winner Jodie Brown, the medal features three standing stones, and the ribbon, designed by Olivia Yorston, incorporates the colours of the Orkney flag. Credit: Kirstin ...

Creative Orkney and Orkney 2025 ran a competition for the design of the medals and ribbon. Judges picked islander Jodie Brown's standing stones medal design to feature on all 1,272 medals ...

For 5,000 years, they have struck wonder in all who see them. Now, those managing the Calanais Standing Stones are looking for staff to play a “pivotal role” in the next chapter at the ...

Curlew numbers are on the rise after an initiative to remove stoats from Orkney (Ian Francis/PA) The Orcadian curlew population is on the rise following an effort to reduce the numbers of an ...

Stoats are small, carnivorous mammals that were first recorded in Orkney in 2010. A 2017-2019 survey of wading birds in Orkney revealed that the number of curlews in the isles had declined by more ...

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Ronnie Wood agreed to a cameo in new comedy film 'Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties' after Billy Bob Thornton personally reached out to him. The Rolling Stones guitarist plays himself in the movie, ...

Certain ingredients in soda, including fructose and phosphoric acid, may increase the risk of kidney stones. Switching from sugar-sweetened soda to water may help reduce this risk. A kidney stone ...

Unesco created its first World Heritage Sites in 1978, aiming to preserve places of “outstanding universal value”. It’s a ...

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 ...