A man found dead in a car which had crashed into water in the Orkney island of Hoy has been named. A red Volkswagen Golf was recovered from Myre Bay after emergency services were alerted on 20 ...

Captain James Moodie, of Melsetter on Hoy, was presented with the items ... provided the cost of transporting the artefacts be covered. Orkney Islands Council convener Graham Bevan said the ...

On 20 August British mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington, together with Leo Houlding, climbed The Old Man of Hoy, Orkney Islands, UK. The ascent celebrates Bonington's 80th birthday and is aimed at ...

The medals feature a representation of Orkney's standing stones The medals for the first International Island Games to be held in Orkney will feature an image of the islands' famous standing stones.

A new map of the South Orkney Islands has been released by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) – the first UK published, topographic map of the region in almost 40 years. Created by the Mapping and ...

Credit: Kirstin Shearer Photography To commemorate 100 days until the Orkney Island Games, organisers have revealed new medals inspired by Orkney's standing stones. Designed by competition winner ...

The medals for the first International Island Games to be held in Orkney will feature an image of the islands' famous standing stones. Jodie Brown, 23, from Kirkwall, designed the medals and won a ...