A BEACH on a Scots island – considered one of the country’s best places to live – has gone on sale for as little as £7,000. The sandy plot is about 200sqm and has been described ...

The number of curlew wading birds in Orkney is on the rise again after a drive to reduce the number of predatory stoats. The ...

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The Orkney Native Wildlife Project began removing stoats in 2019 and the latest survey, which covered 100 sites and recorded pairs of wading birds per square kilometre, showed a modest recovery since ...

The Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site is full of fascinating prehistoric domestic and funerary architecture, ...

Nestled in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, Skara Brae is a prehistoric village that has intrigued archaeologists and ...

An initiative granting free mainland travel to young island dwellers is being expanded. Starting June 23, those aged 19-21 ...

Forming a key commitment in the transport budget for 2025-26, the voucher scheme provides four single (or two return) free ...

Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop says money has been earmarked for another new large ferry for the Western Isles.

The Scottish Government has announced an extension to its concessionary ferry voucher scheme. From June 23 2025, islanders ...

The voucher scheme provides four single - or two return - free ferry trips each year to eligible island residents on Arran and Cumbrae, Orkney, Shetland, the Outer Hebrides, Argyll and Bute and ...

More young Shetlanders will be able to benefit from free journeys on NorthLink ferries. The Scottish government has today ...