The publication of his book The Voyage of the Skara Brae and other tales is to be released on 28th November. The lead story is the sailing adventure of a couple who face love and danger as ...

How to spend one day in Orkney, when you're taking the ferry from the Scottish mainland, and only have a few hours to spare ...

Crowds, queues, disgruntled locals, fractured communities, soaring prices... can the problems of overtourism ever be solved?

Dan Hunter shows Danielle Alvarez around Brae’s sustainable farm. They both share a passion for “purpose-driven” cooking. Therese Bourne Dan Hunter is strolling through his orchard near ...

To many people on the UK mainland and beyond, the Shetland and Orkney Islands are ‘somewhere up at the top’ of the map of Great Britain. In fact the Shetland Isles are located in the North Atlantic, ...

Lower Coubister, extending to 3.7 acres or thereby, Firth, KW17 2ET ...

In Europe, megaliths - stone structures built by prehistoric civilisations - have been an object of fascination for centuries ...

May 2026 - 12 days Discover early human civilisations and fascinating wildlife amongst the wild isles of Scotland aboard the ...

The Skara Brae Neolithic settlement bears a striking resemblance to the Knap of Howar. In 1850, a storm on the Bay of Skaill in Orkney, Scotland, uncovered the village. The preserved stone homes ...

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Police were received reports of a disturbance outside of a property in Kirkwall, Orkney around 11pm on Tuesday night. Paramedics also attended the scene and a 38-year-old man was found seriously ...

A critically-injured man was airlifted to hospital after being assaulted in Orkney. The incident happened on Burnmouth Road in Kirkwall on Tuesday night. Police Scotland said the 38-year-old man ...