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St Magnus festival in Orkney, a festival finding joy in innovation - IN FOCUS: Simon Mundy finds much to love at the 50th ...

Twelve strengths at the Balfour in Orkney were identified, with staff said to be providing "compassionate care".

Kirkwall RNLI Lifeboat Guild volunteers were at hand providing refreshments throughout the whole event, even before the ...

Orkney Islands Council has removed a number of flags from Kirkwall town centre as it says they were put up without permission. Union flags and saltires appeared on poles along the front of the grounds ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. On the windswept islands of Orkney, where the North Sea meets ...

Life on these isles is, if not simpler (have you tried getting from A to B on 70 islands?), then more elemental What’s going for it? The Orkney islands are my Plan B (though I haven’t told my wife).