Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joanne Shurvell writes about travel, food, culture and fashion. A 30 minute flight from the northeastern coast of Scotland will ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orkney is considering breaking away from the UK and could become part of Norway under new proposals. The archipelago off the north ...

LONDON (AP) — Officials on the Orkney Islands, a corner of Scotland with Viking roots and an independent spirit, seized a moment in the global spotlight on Tuesday and voted to explore ways of seeking ...

Television presenter Lorraine Kelly explains why she has a particular soft spot for Orkney, an archipelago off the northern ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. A church that was converted into an apartment building in Orkney, Scotland, is on the market for ...

Councillors vote for motion asking officers to compile report on future of how islands are run Orkney council is to investigate winning greater independence, including possible deals with Nordic ...

Orkney councillors have voted to investigate alternative methods of governance amid deep frustrations over funding and opportunities. Council leader James Stockan said the islands had been "held down" ...

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It is, at last count, Scotland’s cleanest council. But Orkney is still having to spend a penny - or rather more - on a very particular problem. The islands’ local authority, rather coyly, has said it ...