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Orkney independence: Why is archipelago exploring 'alternative governance'?
Yahoo News UK· 10 months agoThe Yesnaby sea stack on the Orkney Islands. (Alamy) mark ferguson Orkney is considering breaking...
‘I’m a bin lady – but I’m being taxed like a second homeowner’
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 9 hours agoKatherine Hayes is being charged double the council tax rate by Achiltibuie local authority because...
Do you agree with Orkney seeking 'alternative governance' from the UK?
Yahoo News UK· 10 months agoThe harbour at Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. (Alamy) imageBROKER/G. Lenz,...
‘Revolutionary’: Orkney independence vote ‘made UK and Scotland sit up and take notice’
The Independent UK via AOL· 10 months agoOrkney’s decision to explore “alternative governance” has been branded a “revolution” in its...
Some in Scotland's Orkney Islands want to return to Norway after 550 years
Associated Press via AOL· 10 months agoSick of being ignored by far-away politicians, officials on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands are...
First Brexit, now Orxit? Politicians on Scotland's Orkney Islands vote to explore more autonomy
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOfficials on the Orkney Islands, a corner of Scotland with Viking roots and an independent spirit,...
Orkney to join Norway? No 10 says no way, but islanders have a grudge to bear
The Independent UK via AOL· 10 months agoA fresh independence row is brewing in Scotland that could spark an unexpected new alliance for the...
Norway? No way, says No 10, as Orkney considers its constitutional future
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOrkney is to explore its ‘Nordic connections’ as the council discusses alternative forms of...
Central Alliance carries out Orkney ground investigation
Energy Global· 5 months agoCentral Alliance is working with the Orkney Islands Council to carry out a ground investigation project that forms a crucial part of the council’s Orkney Community Wind Farms project.
UK’s Royal Mail launches drone delivery to remote Scottish islands
FreightWaves via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoA new service by the U.K.’s Royal Mail is slated to become the country’s first permanent drone...