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 of Norway ...
A Springer Spaniel and a Black Labrador recently journeyed to the most northern part of Scotland to aid conservationists in ...
Dozens of were in the Orkney Islands last year, new figures show.It comes as the UK saw its business birth rate fall to its ...
The Orkney Islands could change their status in the UK or even become a self-governing territory of Norway under new proposals. A motion will go before the council next week to investigate ...
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. On the windswept islands of Orkney, where the North Sea meets the ...
Currently, most of the island's 21 councillors sit as independents ... BBC Radio Orkney Today's vote was never about Orkney becoming part of Norway, or any of the other headlines we've seen ...
The leader of Orkney Islands Council has announced he is leaving ... last year after suggesting Orkney could leave the UK to join Norway, Denmark or Iceland. The council is facing a budget ...
A few miles away, in the turbulent waters to the east of the Orkney Islands, efforts are being made to harness a different form of marine energy. Lurking on the surface is a giant yellow machine ...