It's almost 80 years since the end of World War Two, during which Orkney became home to hundreds of Italian prisoners of war. But links forged between the island community and the former prisoners' ...

David Hartley and David Ross He was part of one of the more uplifting of war stories, enemy prisoners turning two cheerless huts into a place of compelling beauty - Orkney's world renowned Italian ...

ISLANDERS have been shocked by the theft of three hand-carved wooden plaques from Orkney's famous Italian Chapel. The historic chapel built by Italian prisoners during the Second World War, has become ...

Police have appealed for information after a series of break-ins across Orkney - including one at the famous Italian Chapel. Various churches and tourist attractions were targeted on Thursday night.

13:10, Mon, Jul 1, 2024 Updated: 21:32, Tue, Jul 16, 2024 An Italian Chapel may seem an odd sight on the remote Scottish island of Orkney, but one has been standing there since the 1940s. The chapel ...

An Italian Chapel may be a rather strange thing to come across on the remote Scottish island of Lamb Holm, but one has been standing there since the 1940s. The chapel was built by Italian prisoners of ...

An ornate Roman Catholic chapel might not be the first thing you'd expect to find on a tiny Scottish island. However, if you journey to Lamb Holm in Orkney this summer, that is exactly what you will ...

Director Francesca Archibugi, whose feminist fascist-era saga “La Storia” was Italy’s biggest TV event of 2023, is set to return behind camera on World War II drama “The Italian Chapel” set in ...

The Italian Chapel on the small uninhabited island of Lamb Holm in Orkney is a true hidden gem and a testament to the skills and ingenuity of a group of Italian prisoners of war. An ornate Roman ...