Dive team to conduct survey of Royal Oak wreck site
A volunteer dive team has been given permission to carry out an extensive survey of the wreck of a battleship sunk almost 80 years ago with the loss of more than 800 lives.
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Orkney named best place to live in the UK
Orkney is the best place to live in the UK, according to a poll.
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.
Dry and mild weather to welcome in the New Year
Crowds enjoying New Year’s Eve celebrations across the country can expect dry and mild weather as the clocks strike midnight, according to the Met Office.
Helicopter called out to restore 999 phone services to North Ronaldsay
A helicopter was called out to help restore 999 phone services in part of Orkney.
North Ronaldsay loses 999 phone service after fault
Police have warned that 999 phone services in part of the Orkney Islands have been lost due to a fault.
Woman dies five days after crash
A woman has died five days after a one vehicle crash in Orkney. The incident happened at around 7.30am on Tuesday November 27 on the A965 at Rennibister. The 22-year-old woman was treated at Balfour Hospital in Orkney before being transferred to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. She died on Sunday afternoon.
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.