Eight men died when the Longhope lifeboat capsized on 17 March, 1969, after setting out late in the evening from Hoy in Orkney ... who spent 39 years with the Brims lifeboat crew, said he has ...

A 63-year-old man was left seriously injured after a quad bike accident in the Orkney island of Hoy. The collision was ... just past the junction for Brims heading away from Longhope.

They provide protection for Scapa Flow – the vast, deep natural harbour guarded on its south-west flank by Hoy. Orkney has exported its people far and wide – as most prominently revealed in ...

A fundraising campaign has been launched to preserve a lifeboat museum on Orkney as it prepares to mark ... Longhope Lifeboat Museum on Hoy needs £30,000 for essential maintenance works with ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

On 20 August British mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington, together with Leo Houlding, climbed The Old Man of Hoy, Orkney Islands, UK. The ascent celebrates Bonington's 80th birthday and is aimed at ...

Eight men died when the Longhope lifeboat capsized on 17 March, 1969, after setting out late in the evening from Hoy in Orkney ... who spent 39 years with the Brims lifeboat crew, said he has ...