Scotland’s Orkney Islands have become a popular destination for cruise ships, but residents are growing frustrated. Inhabitants and business owners have voiced concerns over the rising number of ...

STORY: Local politicians on Britain's Orkney Islands say they are considering what they're calling "alternative forms of governance" -- including potentially leaving the UK and becoming part of Norway ...

The world’s shortest flight is a two-mile hop between two UK islands with the experience now a popular tourist attraction.

Heavy rainfall has led to widespread disruption on roads across Orkney. Part of the Grainshore Road on the outskirts of ...

(CN) — Outside the northern coast of Scotland lies an archipelago of about 70 islands. Orkney and its around 22,540 habitants are unsatisfied with how things are run within the United Kingdom, making ...

Orkney Islands Council has secured a £62.1m loan from the National Wealth Fund to build its six-turbine Quanterness wind farm. The 28.8 MW project will export power to the national grid, supporting ...

Earlier this week, the Orkney Islands council voted 15 to 6 in favor of a proposal to begin looking into “alternative forms of governance” beyond their status quo position within the UK and Scotland.

I didn’t know if I would retire in Scotland until almost the day that I did. But things happen during a life if you say “yes” to new opportunities. And now, this former elementary-school teacher from ...