Whale oil was an essential fuel of the Industrial Revolution, used to lubricate machinery, soften fabric and light city ...

Three bottlenose whales have been found dead on Papa Westray, one of Orkney's northernmost islands. A specialist team from ...

Marine archeologists have identified a British warship with ties to Canada, more than a year after it was first discovered as ...

Expert say the wreck discovered on the island of Sanday last year is most likely a former Royal Navy vessel that later became ...

The identity of a 1700s vessel shipwrecked in Orkney has been uncovered by archaeologists. The ship discovered on the island ...

Three northern bottlenose whales have stranded and died in the Orkney Islands. The animals were discovered on a rocky shore ...

Together, we’ve proven that with heart, teamwork, and community spirit, even the smallest places can deliver something ...

Look back on a week of success for Jersey and Guernsey athletes as they came away with 134 Island Games' medals, including 50 ...

A huge transformation has taken place in Orkney to make it the setting for the largest international multi-sport event to ...

More than 250 athletes from Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark have travelled to Orkney to compete in the 20th Island Games.

The Orkney U16 football team claimed a bronze medal in the inaugural five-a-side tournament in the first island games.

Orkney's arc of scattered islands forms one of the world's largest natural harbors, called Scapa Flow, which was used by Britain's Royal Navy during wartime. During World War I, ...