In October, Professor Judith Jesch of the University of Nottingham’s Centre for the Study of the Viking Age led a group of 20 ...

Crowds gathered in Stromness on New Year’s Eve to watch and take part in the town’s annual Yule Log Pull. The tug of war competition, which pits those living in the north end of the town against those ...

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

SCOTS have been warned to brace for two days of heavy blizzards after weather warnings were upgraded from yellow to amber by ...

In October, Professor Judith Jesch of the University of Nottingham’s Centre for the Study of the Viking Age led a group of 20 runologists from Scandinavia, Britain and Germany to study Orkney’s ...

A yellow alert for snow and ice, covering northern parts of the country came into force at 6am on New Year's Day.

The Met Office has issued snow and ice warnings across 79 areas in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, advising ...

The Met Office is urging Scots to prepare three essential items as they upgrade the weather warning from yellow to amber ...

Scotland is known for many different things to different people and is a fascinating country with an intriguing history. Here ...

A yellow weather warning for heavy snow and wind covers much of Scotland for the first four days of the new year.

AN ARCTIC freeze is set to chill the UK for up to a week with daytime temperatures dropping below 0C. It will be a brisk ...

SCOTS should be braced for a chilly start to the New Year with snow and a brutal ‘-15C’ cold snap on the way. Soggy weather ...