A remote island primary school has spent more than SIX YEARS trying to fill a teaching post as politicians warn of acute ...

Visiting Southern California’s archipelago takes planning and an adventurous spirit, but it’s worth the effort.

Forget summer 2025 — if you want to visit the world's most isolated settlement, it's time to start planning for summer 2026. That's because the government of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas — one of the ...

Britain has no shortage of holiday spots worth visiting, but you may be surprised at how similar some destinations are to ...

Sail away to whisky distilleries, windswept beaches and wildlife havens with our guide to the best cruises around Scotland’s ...

Many of Wisconsin’s farmers come from Scottish backgrounds, as does this editor. This story reflects that our farming ...

WHEN you catch the ferry from Aberdeen in time for the marvellous northerly gathering of musicians that is Orkney Folk ...

From July 12 to 18, Orkney will welcome around 2,000 athletes from 24 island groups to compete in ... anticipation is ramping up as local businesses, tourism, and community groups are preparing ...

The Orkney Islands Council (OIC) unveiled a strategic blueprint to navigate the bustling waters of cruise ship tourism. Foremost among its provisions is the imposition of constraints on the size ...

The "best Scottish islands to visit" this year have been named ... Finally, Sotheby's listed Shetland and Orkney on its roundup. The Shetland Islands, the UK's most northerly archipelago, were ...

If Scotland has an Atlantis, this is it. The Ring of Brodgar is a Neolithic stone circle on the Orkney island. I recommend a visit to St John’s Head, Britain’s highest vertical cliff ...

At the same time, residents face inflation-busting rises to their council tax. In the Orkney Islands, households have been told their bills are going up by 15pc – costing those with a Band D ...