Scottish islanders have been given an unusual way of easing the cost of living crisis – as long as they like bananas.

An ordering glitch has left Tesco in Kirkwall giving away boxes of the fruit for free to schools and community groups.

It is a region better known for Bere Bannock and clapshot. But the staple diet in Orkney is about to get a new addition after ...

The battery storage is anticipated to start operations in summer 2027.

Cosmos Insurance Public Company Ltd saw its annual profit climb to €3,207,597 in financial results published on March 27, 2026, marking a significant increase from the €2,683,414 recorded in ...

The first thing that leaps off the page at me is that there are no void years on this contract. Oweh’s deal had one void year ...

Three quarters of the financial year of 2025-26 have just come to an end. There is need to assess the performance ...

A supermarket in Orkney accidentally ordered 38,000 bananas, sparking an islands-wide fruit giveaway. Tesco in Kirkwall had intended to order 380 kilograms of bananas, but instead purchased 380 ...

This week’s newsletter also looks at why the world may be on the verge of a bigger oil shock than in 1973 and investor Tom ...

Collectively, central banks added around 1,000 tonnes of gold over the past three years, raising gold’s share in global reserves from about 13% to over 24%.   Precious metals have seen sharp ...