THE shortest scheduled passenger flight in the world takes place between two Scottish islands. From take off to landing, this ...

SCOTLAND is home to the world’s shortest commercial flight – and it only takes about a minute to reach your final destination ...

An electric hydrofoil passenger boat is due to begin testing in Orkney next month after the original arrival dates of January ...

During a recent sports reception at Government House, Governor Alison Blake CMG underlined how the Falkland Islands despite ...

A beautiful beach on Shapinsay Island in Orkney, Scotland, is available for purchase at a very low price.The land, which is ...

As Orkney gears up to host to the International Island Games in July, one local businessman is getting ready to unveil a new project in Kirkwall. Neil Stevenson’s Garden Square will be home to new ...

The number of families who received child benefit in the Orkney Islands increased last year, bucking the national trend, new ...

A record number of emergency food parcels are issued to children despite the Scottish Government's pledge to end the need for food banks.

A new airport terminal building, to be used for the world’s shortest commercial flight, may be on the way. Plans were ...

Isle of Man Swimming has announced its team for this summer’s Island Games in Orkney. The Utmost-sponsored squad features a ...

A BEACH on a Scots island – considered one of the country’s best places to live – has gone on sale for as little as £7,000.

On the Wednesday following the last Tuesday in January, Shetland shuts down. It is the only place in Scotland to have an ...