Orkney may seem quiet, but it is the front line of UK overtourism

Fran Hollinrake, curator of Kirkwall’s St Magnus Cathedral, was standing in front of a series of medieval relics – a ...

Man charged over spate of Orkney break-ins

A jewellery shop, distillery, primary school, garden centre and council offices were hit during snowy weather.

Rare spate of Orkney break-ins likely to be linked, say police

A jewellery shop, distillery, primary school, garden centre and council offices were hit during snowy weather.
Daily Mail

Inside Britain's 'most welcoming town' where the crime rate is so low locals leave their keys inside their cars and their doors unlocked

A local taxi driver offers up two stories as evidence of just how friendly Kirkwall, the largest town in Scotland's Orkney archipelago, can be. The first: He left his wallet, phone and car keys on the ...
Daily Express

The UK town so friendly residents leave front doors unlocked and keys inside cars

A UK town is so friendly and welcoming residents can leave their front doors unlocked and leave their keys inside their cars. Kirkwall, in Orkney, Scotland, was voted the UK’s friendliest town in a ...