The Stromness Singing Selkies is not your average open-water swimming club. Named after the mythological seal-folk from ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Local politicians on Britain's Orkney Islands say they are considering what they're calling "alternative forms of ...
(CN) — Outside the northern coast of Scotland lies an archipelago of about 70 islands. Orkney and its around 22,540 habitants are unsatisfied with how things are run within the United Kingdom, making ...
For the third time in half a century, Orkney, UK, has raised the issue of its Nordic origins and an apparent desire to embrace them once more. Earlier this week, Orkney Islands Council voted on a ...
Orkney has become the first location in the UK to have mail delivered by drone. The Orkney I-Port operation has been launched by Royal Mail and drone firm Skyports to distribute letters and parcels ...
LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Britain's Orkney Islands, an archipelago about 10 miles off the north coast of Scotland, is considering "alternative forms of governance" which could include becoming part ...
Fifteen million pounds has been awarded to the European Marine Energy Center (EMEC) in Orkney to help it take advantage of ...
A famous signpost at the Scottish village of John O'Groats marks it as the farthest tip of mainland Britain - 1,400 kilometers (874 miles) from Lands End in Cornwall, the country's most southerly ...
Kerry McCarthy MP, Minister for Climate and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, visited Orkney on Wednesday 14 August to see the clean energy innovation taking ...
Orkney could leave the UK and become a territory of Norway under new proposals to explore “alternative forms of governance” for the archipelego. Shetlanders push for independence from Scotland One ...
Earlier this week, the Orkney Islands council voted 15 to 6 in favor of a proposal to begin looking into “alternative forms of governance” beyond their status quo position within the UK and Scotland.