Farmer Raymond Brown used his tractor to remove two large sections from the beach The wreckage of an old wooden ship which was discovered on an Orkney beach is beginning to break up. Attempts to ...

A new cap on bus fares in the Highlands and islands makes exploring this stunning archipelago in Scotland a breeze ...

Dozens of whales have died on a beach in Orkney in what could be the biggest Scottish mass strandings for decades. The pod beached at Tresness Beach on the island of Sanday includes male whales up to ...

Rugged coastlines, fertile farmlands, and ancient villages steeped in Viking history. This is what awaits in Orkney, an ...

Plastic bottles and debris which appears to have originated in Canada and dates back to the 1960s and 70s has washed up on an Orkney beach. Litter pickers say they are "overwhelmed" by the amount of ...

An unusual discovery is being investigated at an Orkney beach. Police and coastguard are on the scene today following the discovery of human remains. Officers were called out to the Dingieshowe area ...

Three dolphins that were left stranded on a beach were heroically rescued by residents this weekend. The mammals was stranded on the sand in the Bay of Tuquoy near Westray on Friday evening. People ...

The alarm was raised at 5.30pm but due to the rural location British Divers Marine Life Rescue medics were some time away. A frantic rescue operation was launched by a team of locals, who were given ...

Three stranded dolphins were saved in a successful rescue mission by residents on Orkney. The mammals washed up on the sand in the Bay of Tuquoy, near Westray on Friday evening. The alarm was raised ...