Orkney
Defensive fort erected during Napoleonic Wars reopens to public
![First Minister John Swinney](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18093139.jpg)
![First Minister John Swinney](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18093139.jpg)
General Election
![New UHI Orkney Deputy Principal Pauline Black (left), Principal Professor Seonaidh McDonald and Deputy Principal Claire Kemp will form the college's first all-female leadership team.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18086591.jpg)
![New UHI Orkney Deputy Principal Pauline Black (left), Principal Professor Seonaidh McDonald and Deputy Principal Claire Kemp will form the college's first all-female leadership team.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18086591.jpg)
![R100 project was launched in 2017 with a target to bring superfast broadband to every home and business in Scotland by 2021](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18012345.jpg)
![R100 project was launched in 2017 with a target to bring superfast broadband to every home and business in Scotland by 2021](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18012345.jpg)
EXC: Full council table
![Orkney Folk Festival broke all previous sale records in 2023](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18003573.jpg)
![Orkney Folk Festival broke all previous sale records in 2023](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18003573.jpg)
![Louise Houghton, who survived a fall from Yesnaby Cliffs in Orkney. Despite being unable to walk for several weeks, she eventually took part in two races to raise money for the volunteers who saved her life](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17943065.jpg)
![Louise Houghton, who survived a fall from Yesnaby Cliffs in Orkney. Despite being unable to walk for several weeks, she eventually took part in two races to raise money for the volunteers who saved her life](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17943065.jpg)
![Stromness in Orkney. Picture: Nicola Colombo](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17667232.jpg)
![Stromness in Orkney. Picture: Nicola Colombo](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17667232.jpg)
![Aerial view of the monumental Neolithic structures in Trench P, one of the three main areas of excavation at the Stenness site.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17788901.jpg)
![Aerial view of the monumental Neolithic structures in Trench P, one of the three main areas of excavation at the Stenness site.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17788901.jpg)
![Dave Gray has died following a short illness](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17781193.jpg)
![Dave Gray has died following a short illness](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17781193.jpg)
![Heather Woodbridge also becomes the first woman to lead the island council](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17772468.jpg)
![Heather Woodbridge also becomes the first woman to lead the island council](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17772468.jpg)
![The Ring of Brodgar, a Neolithic henge and stone circle in Orkney, Scotland.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/7683554.jpg)
![The Ring of Brodgar, a Neolithic henge and stone circle in Orkney, Scotland.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/7683554.jpg)
![The MV Caledonian Isles in front of a snow-covered Goat Fell, the highest mountain on the Isle of Arran.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17256353.jpg)
![The MV Caledonian Isles in front of a snow-covered Goat Fell, the highest mountain on the Isle of Arran.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17256353.jpg)
![Liam McArthur, Lib Dem Msp for the Orkney Islands, said depopulation would not be solved by 'quick fixes'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17674696.jpg)
![Liam McArthur, Lib Dem Msp for the Orkney Islands, said depopulation would not be solved by 'quick fixes'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17674696.jpg)
![Orkney](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13522761.jpg)
![Orkney](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13522761.jpg)
![James met with Dr Jack Parkinson in class with young STEM students:](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17506982.jpg)
![James met with Dr Jack Parkinson in class with young STEM students:](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17506982.jpg)
![Lee Anderson is a Tory MP and the deputy chair of the party](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16984251.jpg)
![Lee Anderson is a Tory MP and the deputy chair of the party](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16984251.jpg)
Updated
![Plans for offshore works to support the West of Orkney windfarm have been submitted to the Highland Council](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17414918.jpg)
![Plans for offshore works to support the West of Orkney windfarm have been submitted to the Highland Council](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17414918.jpg)
![Orkney Library & Archive](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17379067.jpg)
![Orkney Library & Archive](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17379067.jpg)
![The Orkney International Science Festival](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17268908.jpg)
![The Orkney International Science Festival](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17268908.jpg)
![SFA coaching session in Kirkwall](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17273365.jpg)
![SFA coaching session in Kirkwall](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17273365.jpg)
![Children at St Andrew's Primary in Orkney](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17256453.jpg)
![Children at St Andrew's Primary in Orkney](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17256453.jpg)
Exclusive
![Inside a classroom on Orkney](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17256811.jpg)
![Inside a classroom on Orkney](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17256811.jpg)
![Paul Barber, head teacher at Stromness Academy](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17260620.jpg)
![Paul Barber, head teacher at Stromness Academy](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17260620.jpg)
![UK. Scotland. Orkney Island. Kirkwall. Mainland. (Photo by: White Fox/AGF/Universal Images Group via Getty Images).](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16967761.jpg)
![UK. Scotland. Orkney Island. Kirkwall. Mainland. (Photo by: White Fox/AGF/Universal Images Group via Getty Images).](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16967761.jpg)
![This elevated view over Tarbert, on the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16874817.jpg)
![This elevated view over Tarbert, on the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16874817.jpg)
![The question of Orkney's place within the UK is being examined](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17029728.jpg)
![The question of Orkney's place within the UK is being examined](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17029728.jpg)
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Exclusive
![UK government rules out Orkney autonomy plan proposed by council chief](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16898458.jpg)
![UK government rules out Orkney autonomy plan proposed by council chief](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16898458.jpg)
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