But Lilia knew nothing of the island's eccentricities, and when the Orkney people told her tales ... She loved the smell of the peat fires burning at night. She loved to sleep with the sounds ...

SSE said the peat slip happened in an area of hillside at Upper Kergord in the centre of the islands on Tuesday afternoon. As a safety precaution the energy company said all work had been stood ...

Litter hidden in peat on a National Trust for Scotland-owned estate 30 years ago has resurfaced. Twelve empty beer cans, a few soft drink cans and the plastic bag they were buried with were found ...