A novel hydrogen combustion engine technology trial, led by EMEC at Kirkwall Airport in Orkney in the UK, was completed in ...

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

ORKNEY is set to be home to the UK's largest publicly-owned wind farm in a major new project. Construction on the wind farm ...

Standing Stones, also known as "the First Stonehenge," in the Ring O Brodgar in Orkney © Andrew Wilson/LOOP IMAGES/Loop Images/Corbis Ten years ago a farmer was ...

Orkney’s mobile library van, affectionately known as Booky McBookface, will distribute boxes across the archipelago.

Orkney is demanding that an “ambassador for the Arctic” is posted to the islands in exchange for staying in the UK. James Stockan, the Orkney Islands Council leader, who earlier this summer said the ...

(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 ...

From its sweeping landscapes to fantastic employment opportunities, it's no wonder that people living in this Scottish ...

Orkney Islands Council (OIC) has secured a loan from The National Wealth Fund (NWF) for its six-turbine wind farm at ...

The hydrofoil vessels - which have the hull above the water - are being supplied by Belfast-based Artemis Technologies for the three-year trial. The £15.5m funding comes from the UK government's Zero ...

The Food Standards Agency Scotland announced today that a ban on fishing for scallops in waters off Orkney due to a build-up of naturally occurring Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins is to be ...

The RSPB said latest data indicated a 21% rise in curlews in Orkney, in contrast to mainland Scotland and other parts of the UK The number of curlew wading birds in Orkney is on the rise again after a ...