The respective stars of Sherlock and Slow Horses are stepping away from TV to play an addict and his mentor on stage ...

The identities of 60 community champions who will present medals to winning athletes at the Orkney Island Games have been revealed. A diverse range of individuals, whose dedication, generosity, and ...

UN seeks to establish what really makes us Scottish - compiling definitive list of cultural gems, from ridiculous to sublime ...

Caithness Junior Badminton Club came off second best in a hard-fought inter-county challenge against Orkney. A total of 37 youngsters travelled to the Pickaquoy Centre in Kirkwall to compete across ...

Colin Firth as the King, Helena Bonham Carter as the Queen Mother, and a rich historical backdrop - what more could one desire from a film? The Oscar-winning masterpiece The King's Speech is ...

Consultancy firm FarrPoint has today published the results of a new study, which saw them working with the Orkney Islands Council to investigate 4G mobile coverage and network performance (mobile ...

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Tommy Budge and Thelma Bruce had a joint ceremony with Tommy's older sister Violet Budge and Leslie Flett in Kirkwall, Orkney. The four have now marked the rare double platinum anniversary ...

The Firth of Clyde is too shallow to support the needs of a natural deep-diving sperm whale. It is believed that the animal had swam from the south coast of Ireland to the Firth of Clyde, covering ...

My condolences to his family. I’ve been fortunate to have known Bob Firth and to have seen first hand his love and support for the local music scene. I was a regular at Bob’s Burger Bar and it all ...

Orkney will welcome around 2,000 athletes from 24 island groups to compete across 12 sports from July 12 to 18. It will be the first time in the Games’ 40-year history that Orkney has hosted the ...

The original Forth Bridge is a Unesco World Heritage site. Built in the 1880s, it transports trains on the Aberdeen to Edinburgh route across the Firth of Forth.