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Cut flights to Scottish islands to be restored after SNP Government U-turn

FLIGHTS from Inverness to the Western and Northern isles are to be fully restored later this year, the Scottish Government has confirmed ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 6

St Magnus festival in Orkney, a festival finding joy in innovation

IN FOCUS: Simon Mundy finds much to love at the 50th anniversary celebrations, from Lucine Musaelian singing traditional Armenian music to the refreshingly unconventional composer Alistair Nicholson

The Independent UK · Jun 26

What a slip-up! The shop in Orkney that accidentally ordered 38,000 bananas

The Kirkwall branch of Tesco meant to buy 380kg of fruit. Instead, it placed an order for 380 boxes – each containing 100 pieces

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31

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Supermarket gives out thousands of bananas for free after surplus order

Tesco in Kirkwall ordered 380 boxes of the fruit by mistake, and gave them out to schools and community groups.

Evening Standard · Mar 30

‘It’s more than a pretty backdrop’: crime writer Ann Cleeves on the magic of Orkney in Scotland

With her latest book, the author moves detective Jimmy Perez from Shetland to Orkney, where she was inspired by the deep history, huge skies and warm people

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025

Scottish island council removes Saltire and Union flags from town centre

ORKNEY Islands Council has removed a number of flags from Kirkwall town centre this week as it says they were put up without permission ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 16, 2025

From the moody horror of Origins to the gleaming high fantasy of The Veilguard, few series have changed as much as Dragon Age

15 years of evolution.

PC Gamer · Nov 4, 2024

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Country diary: A plucky band of riders wade into the waves

Kirkwall, Orkney: The Riding of the Marches is a revived tradition that clatters through the streets to the golden sands of Scapa beach

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2024

How to eat and drink your way around Orkney

Saoirse Ronan is turning ‘The Outrun’ by Orcadian nature memoirist Amy Liptrot into a film. But the Scottish island is also carving out a place on the map as a hard-to-reach but worth-the-effort destination for foodies, finds Jessie Thompson

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023

Baldur's Gate 3 is so terrifyingly massive that it makes me want to return to my RPG happy place: Dragon Age 2

Opinion | Baldur's Gate 3 is a daunting offering - take me back to Kirkwall, I beg of you.

GamesRadar · Aug 14, 2023

‘It’s a bit of fun’: Orkney residents savour idea of joining Norway

Orcadians cite their Nordic links and neglect by Edinburgh as they digest a council decision to explore alternative governance

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2023

Inside Scottish town named 'friendliest' in UK with welcoming locals and low crime rate

The town has gained the reputation as the "most welcoming" in the UK.

Daily Record · May 2, 2023

UK's friendliest town revealed where people leave doors unlocked and keys in cars

Locals in a town that's been named the most welcoming in the UK by a Booking.com study regularly leave their homes and cars unlocked, and it regularly gets positive reviews from tourists

Daily Mirror · Apr 17, 2023

Loganair suspends island flights amid strike action

Services from Inverness to Stornoway and Benbecula, and from Inverness to Kirkwall and Sumburgh, are all suspended

Insider UK · Mar 6, 2023

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The National (Scotland) · Jan 27, 2023

Scottish towns named among the most welcoming in annual travel award

The Scottish towns of Kirkwall in Orkney and Pitlochry in Perthshire have been named the most welcoming in the UK in a list by Booking.com.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2023

Walking with Norsemen on Orkney’s St Magnus Way

Viking history infuses this pilgrimage trail taking in wild cliffs and ancient dwellings and ending at the UK’s most northerly cathedral, in Kirkwall

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022

Notes from a tranquil island: slow walking in Orkney

With its mesmerising seascape, the long, low green isle of Shapinsay is perfect for mindful exploration

The National (Scotland) · May 30, 2022

Pupils recruited to cover Orkney pier with dozens of Union flags

MORE than 180 children marched through the streets of Kirkwall armed with Union flags to greet a cruise liner sailing round the UK to mark the…

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Daily Record · May 30, 2022

Scottish town named luckiest in the whole of UK

Scotland seems to have more winning locations than the rest of the UK.

Wales Online · May 27, 2022

Luckiest towns and cities in UK revealed by online bingo wins

Scotland seems to have more winning locations than the rest of the UK

Daily Record · Mar 18, 2022

Scots fraudster jailed over RBS £1.5m cheque scam as husband cleared

Lisa Groundwater, 38, was caged on Wednesday after the scam in 2019, which saw her deposit £1,527,050 in cheques at Kirkwall's Royal Bank of Scotland.

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