Flying banker retires after more than 30 years
A banker who has clocked up more than 11,500 flights over 30 years is celebrating her retirement.
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Viking drinking hall unearthed in Orkney, archaeologists claim
A Viking “drinking hall” that could have been used by a high-ranking chieftain 800 years ago has been unearthed in Orkney, archaeologists say.
White tailed eagles produce chick on Orkney nest for only second time in 150 years
A pair of white tailed eagles have produced a chick on a nest in Orkney for only the second time in nearly 150 years.
SPONSORED: Do you know about the 6 Wonders of Orkney?
Each year 170,000-plus visitors travel to the Orkney Islands to experience the dramatic Orcadian landscapes and its wildlife, creativity, ancient past, food, drink and hospitality. They have also enjoyed uncovering the fascinating past of the islands during their visit – and they keep going back. It seems tourists at home and abroad just can’t get enough of this amazing archipelago. If you have not yet been, you could be missing out. So before you organise your trip north, read about the 6 wonders of Orkney...
SPONSORED: Why Orkney is “cruise capital of the UK” by Cruise Orkney
Whether we like it or not, Brexit and its unknown final outcomes will have some effect on almost all our industries.
In pictures: Old Man of Hoy adventurer’s family are following in his footholds
He was a boy of 10 when he held the world record for the youngest person to scale Orkney’s Old Man of Hoy.
The Orkney Islands have been named as the best place to live in the UK
ORKNEY is the best place to live in the UK, according to a poll.
Nationwide tribute to first Scots female film director Margaret Tait will mark centenary of her birth
SCOTLAND'S first female film director is being celebrated with a major retrospective of her work.
Travel: From sands to standing stones, Orkney’s an oasis of attractions
WHAT would make the ideal holiday isle? An oasis awash with epic sandy beaches? Or one swimming with historic sites, cute villages and bountiful wildlife?
Fox terrier jets in from New Zealand to join wildlife project in the Orkney Islands
A New Zealand-based dog and his handler are set to begin their work on a major wildlife conservation project in Orkney.
TV historian Neil Oliver hails Orkney burial site as a world-changer in understanding past
AFTER thousands of years, inch by painstaking inch, Scotland’s Valley of the Kings is revealing its secrets.