Orkney is one of the places set to benefit from a £200 million fund for revitalising heritage. The National Lottery Heritage ...

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Council leader Heather Woodbridge after her second day of gravedigger training Orkney Islands Council leader Heather Woodbridge has taken on the role of resident gravedigger on the remote island where ...

Geography can be misleading. The islands of Orkney might look remote on the map — trace your finger up to John o' Groats, then keep going north — but the truth is slightly different. The archipelago's ...

Mobile library van "Booky McBookface" will help distribute Wintering Well boxes across the islands, which will include a ...

Ann Cleeves said she wrote The Killing Stones as a one off, but now thinks there could more more book to follow The best-selling author behind TV series Shetland has said there could be more books ...

The best-selling author behind TV series Shetland has said there could be more books featuring the exploits of DI Jimmy Perez following the launch of her latest novel. Ann Cleeves' new book The ...