Wintering Well boxes to counter effects of low light on mental health are ‘super popular’, says island librarian “Boxes of light” are being used to help people who struggle with low winter mood while ...

To use the Fara-7B agentic AI model locally on Windows 11 for task automation, you should have a high-end PC with NVIDIA graphics. There are also some prerequisites that you should complete before ...

In the Orkney Islands, archaeologists close the chapter on a legendary excavation, capping two decades of remarkable Neolithic discoveries The Ness of Brodgar—roughly, “headland of the bridge farm” in ...

A seal pup has been rescued after it got stuck down a hole between large boulders in Westray, Orkney. The animal, which was wedged in coastal defences called rock armour at Rapness, was spotted on ...

Aquarius and John Coe are the last known members of a small group of UK orcas A sea life survey off Scotland's west coast has recorded rare sightings of what are believed to be the last surviving ...

Harbourmaster Jim Buck has left the employment of Orkney Islands Council (OIC), the authority has confirmed. Mr Buck, who was also head of marine services and transportation, started in the role in ...

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A sheriff has banned a Caithness man from contacting or approaching an Orkney woman whom he harassed. Stewart Ganson was appearing for sentence at Kirkwall Sheriff Court on Wednesday after having ...