It may feel like summer has just started, but the nights will start to draw in before the end of June. It’s all terribly ...

The best time to visit Scotland depends on your main interests. The two main cities have great shopping and some notable ...

So says Robbie Fraser, a member of the organising board for Orkney 2025 – the 20th edition of the Island Games, a biannual multi-sport competition that you could describe as the Olympics of ...

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

The Princess Royal will officially open the 20th International Island Games in Orkney this summer. Princess Anne will attend the opening of the week-long event at Kirkwall's Bignold Park on 12 July.

A small, electric passenger ferry is beginning a three-year trial in Orkney. The vessel uses new hydrofoil technology and could cut travel times between islands significantly. The ferry has been ...

The boat, named Zevi 1, is being deployed to serve a route that connects the Orkney islands of Shapinsay, Egilsay, Wyre and Rousay with Kirkwall on four daily rotations. The ferry has been built ...

HRH Princess Anne will attend the Opening Ceremony of the International Island Games in Orkney at Kirkwall’s Bignold Park on July 12. From July 12 to 18, Orkney will welcome around 2,000 ...

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The core of support comes from the very active Orkney Friends of Palestine (OFOP) and the local Amnesty International group, but attendance is wide and varied. OFOP member David Drever said: “This ...

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