"Although it seems like a bad thing to happen, I've learned a lot from it, it's changed my life for the better," Ms Houghton told BBC Radio Orkney. "When I went over the edge I just started falling.

The coast of Greenland could fairly be called ‘remote’ and forbidding, and so too the cliff-fringed moors of Shetland, but not Orkney. There the bishop had ... The emphasis in Storm’s Edge is on how ...

Norman Ackroyd, who has died aged 86, was widely regarded as the finest British etcher of his generation. He called his ...

Dog rescued after falling over cliff edge More from NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland - BBC News She had been walking Bear with a friend's dog, Lola, when her pet disappeared. It is thought they both ...

The company told the Journal-News that it would receive $500 million that would be used to help to decarbonize its Middletown ...

A homelessness charity fears it could have to scrap some services because of a lack of money. Changing Lives said it was on a ...

Now thirty, she finds herself washed up back home on Orkney, standing unstable at the cliff edge, trying to come to terms with what happened to her in London. This is a beautiful, honest and ...

a natural arch representing an elemental slice of geology that deserves its place in Orkney’s sizable pantheon of startling ...

In addition to the aurora, Orkney is home to breathtaking coastal ... your private pilot can whisk you away to soar over the sea cliffs; stop at a local winery to sample local vintages; or head ...

Now thirty, she finds herself washed up back home on Orkney, standing unstable at the cliff edge, trying to come to terms with what happened to her in London. Spending early mornings swimming in ...

Former Rangers striker Billy Dodds says the Ibrox side took a step away from the "cliff edge" by beating Dundee United, but where does it leave them?

The beers will cost £2.45 a pint. The festival line-up includes Orkney Cliff Edge, Oakham Buckle Up!, Vale Brass Monkey, Brombeer Freddy Export (Belgium), Theakston Double Cross, Exmoor Upside Brown, ...