Orkney Islands Council has accepted it must remain part of the UK - after spending two years exploring opportunities for greater autonomy. Officials looked into various models for "alternative ...

Orkney Islands Council has accepted it must remain part of the UK - after spending two years exploring opportunities for greater autonomy. Officials looked into various models for "alternative ...

The former council leader, James Stockan, even floated the idea Orkney could rejoin Norway. The islands were gifted to Scotland, along with Shetland, by King Christian I of Denmark and Norway in ...

Orkney Islands Council has accepted it must remain part of the UK - after spending two years exploring opportunities for greater autonomy. Officials looked into various models for "alternative ...

Councillors were told that Orkney and Shetland island councils had adopted a similar policy to pause the introduction of their visitor levy schemes. Tourism in the Western Isles has been growing ...

Meanwhile, South Ayrshire Council is set to abandon plans for a tourist tax in the region. The local authority mooted the prospect of charging for overnight stays in a bid to boost its finances.

The Scottish government has officially granted offshore consent to the 2GW West of Orkney wind farm, 30km west of Orkney mainland.

Councillors in Orkney have agreed that the local authority should bring its existing public sector closer together instead of “joining Norway” to solve its problems. The council hit the ...