Orkney Islands Council leader Heather Woodbridge has taken on the role of resident gravedigger on the remote island where she ...

A film about a young woman returning home to the Orkney Islands has been nominated for four BAFTA Scotland awards ahead of this year’s ceremony.

Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun leads the film nominees for the Bafta Scotland Awards, with four nods including best feature ...

Organiser said the awards are a celebration of Scotland’s world-class creative talent, showcasing bold storytelling, and ...

Saoirse Ronan is among the nominees for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Scotland Awards, which honour creative excellence in broadcasting and production across film and ...

Councillors in Orkney have decided against introducing an overnight visitor levy for the islands, but have not ruled out ...

A storm in Sanday, Scotland, reveals the remains of HMS Hind, an 18th-century frigate. The historic find surprises ...

James McAvoy, Ncuti Gatwa and Saoirse Ronan have all been nominated for Bafta Scotland awards, it has been announced. The Outrun, which was filmed in the Orkney Islands, has received the most nods ...

House prices in the Orkney Islands crashed in July, new figures show. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show the average the Orkney Islands house price in the year to July was £212,952 – ...

After 30 years of excavation and investigation, researchers have published a book on a royal seta in Islay, western Scotland.

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