Since Brexit, Scottish business travellers have been encountering unexpected roaming charges more frequently. A two-week trip to Europe can now add £28 to a mobile bill for basic roaming alone, while ...

Plans for Orkney Islands Council (OIC) to build and operate a six-turbine wind farm at Quanterness in St Ola have been unanimously backed by councillors. Elected members at today’s policy and ...

Councillors will, on Thursday, make a decision on the future of two of the council’s community windfarms. Six-turbine developments at Quanterness and Hoy, and a decision on whether to proceed with the ...

A £5 levy on cruise ship passengers arriving in Orkney could raise more than £1m a year, councillors have been told. The ...

A nationwide freeze on the levy ends in April meaning local authorities can increase it by however much they like.

Strong winds of up to 70mph are set to batter huge parts of the UK within days. The Met Office has issued a new weather alert, warning that forthcoming gales could 'sweep you off your feet'. A total ...

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A Met Office spokesperson said: "Southerly to southwesterly winds are expected to increase through Sunday morning, peaking ...

It comes as the cold snap the UK has been experiencing comes to an abrupt end, with temperatures increasing by up to 9C in 24 hours on Thursday. But alongside the balmy weather, the Met Office has ...

The weekend weather is shaping up to be dramatic with three separate yellow weather warnings now in place over the coming ...

On the Orkney island of Hoy (the “high island” in Norse), up on a wind-blasted moor, lies the grave of Betty Corrigall. A ...