A £5 levy on cruise ship passengers arriving in Orkney could raise more than £1m a year, councillors have been told. The Scottish government is exploring giving local councils new powers ...

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Sir Chris Hoy has performed a unique role ahead of Scotland's Six Nations clash with Ireland at Murrayfield today (Sunday, February 9). In October, the six-time Olympic cycling champion announced ...

Sir Chris Hoy has teamed up with Kiltwalk to raise funds for others who, like him, are facing cancer. The six-time Olympic champion cyclist has joined forces with the mass walking event in which ...

CHRIS Hoy has launched a charity fundraiser to help people who also have terminal cancer to see it is “possible to live well and lead a happy life alongside this devastating diagnosis”. The six-time ...

A serial rapist who offered money or alcohol to an underage girl for sex during a crime spree on Orkney has been jailed. Stuart Harding, 34, preyed on adult women and children during a catalogue of ...