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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

Orkney stoat eradication project boosts rare voles, hen harriers and owls

A report shows Orkney vole activity in spring 2025 was the highest since 2019.

Evening Standard

UK faces further disruption as Storm Goretti to bring heavy snow and strong winds

Fresh warnings across parts of England and Wales will follow days of delays and closures from Oxford to Orkney

The Guardian - UK

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Inside the quest for the origin of Stonehenge’s Altar Stone

After Orkney was ruled out as the origin for Stonehenge’s Altar Stone, geologists now have their eyes on northeast Scotland

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The pioneering light boxes helping Orkney islanders avoid seasonal affective disorder

Wintering Well boxes to counter effects of low light on mental health are ‘super popular’, says island librarian

The Guardian - UK

Warning of disruption as 75mph gusts forecast

The Met Office has issued a yellow alert covering Orkney, Shetland and western parts of the Highlands and Argyll and Bute.

Evening Standard

TV tonight: the extraordinary story of the 1994 murder that shocked Orkney

Journalist Hazel Martin talks to Eddy and Moira Ross, whose son was the chief suspect when he was just 15. Plus: secrets are revealed in The Ridge. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Cruise control: could a £5 ‘entry’ fee help balance Orkney’s needs with tourist demand?

With tourists outnumbering locals by 20:1, islanders say levy is needed to help protect neolithic sites and maintain public services

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‘Much fairer’: all profits from new Orkney windfarm to benefit locals

Construction due to begin in 2027 on what is expected to become UK’s largest publicly owned windfarm

The Guardian - UK

‘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

'We are sick of him': Scottish islanders hold anti-Donald Trump protest

A PROTEST against Donald Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom was held in Kirkwall yesterday

The National (Scotland)

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 ...

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Family-owned Scottish ice cream business 'delighted' to win top awards

The owners of the family-owned Orkney Ice Cream business have said they are 'delighted' and "overwhelmed" to have scooped up two major…

The National (Scotland)

Row review – impressive, largely unknown cast keep seagoing horror afloat

A woman washes up on the Orkney island of Hoy, the only survivor of a transatlantic sortie in Matthew Losasso’s debut feature, a twisty if murky chiller

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Man, 63, dies after falling into water near pier

A man has died after getting into difficulty in the water near a pier in Orkney ...

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Dramatic rise in whale and dolphin strandings in Scotland

Research shows steep increases over past 30 years, after summer of strandings across Europe

The National (Scotland)

'Historic moment': Scottish island council unveils plans for new plane and boat

PLANS for a new airplane and boat to help serve Orkney's inter-island routes have been unveiled by the local authority ...

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Public told to 'stay away' from beach where 23 whales found dead

PEOPLE in Orkney have been warned to “stay away” from a beach where a pod of 23 whales were found dead last week ...

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UK’s largest concentration of wrecked warships given new legal protections

Scapa Bay off the coast of Orkney has about 100 shipwrecks, including several German warships scuttled in 1919

The National (Scotland)

Archaeologists battle to save 1000-year-old island broch from falling into sea

Archaeologists are battling to save a structure half-destroyed by erosion after an excavation in Orkney revealed more secrets about the unique Iron…

The National (Scotland)

Orkney farmer leaves £470k to agricultural charity in will

AN Orkney farmer has left nearly half a million pounds to a leading Scottish agricultural charity in one of the largest single donations in its…

The National (Scotland)

Fishing vessel damages subsea cable leaving 10,000 without broadband

A FISHING vessel is believed to have been the source to damages to the Shefa-2 subsea cable over the weekend, which left thousands without power

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Orkney hotel undergoes expansion amid busy summer period

AN Orkney hotel has expanded its premises after a funding injection from RBS ...

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Tanks of water shipped to Scottish island up to five times a week amid low reserves

TANKS of treated water are being shipped to a Scottish island up to five times a week to combat low reserve levels ...

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Major outage leaves more than 10,000 islanders without internet and phone access

MORE than 10,000 islanders have been left without internet and phone access due to a major outage ...

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