Following confirmation that the Kirkwall Crown Post Office is to be franchised, Orkney and Shetland’s MP has called for “proper formal community engagement” over its future. Alistair Carmichael said today (Tuesday, April 8) that the move “will be concerning to many” and that what matters most is that “all the services we need are retained.” […]
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Two teenage boys have been charged in connection with wilful fire-raising in Stromness. A bench was set on fire at the Postman Pat Playpark on Church Road, last Tuesday night. The fire was extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and there were no injuries. Police have confirmed that two boys, both aged 13, […]
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Kirkwall RNLI will see a refit of its all-weather vessel, this year, as part of a programme to extend the lifespan of Severn-class lifeboats. Kirkwall’s Margaret Foster will have her engines overhauled, and a new “state-of-the-art” navigation system installed, according to the lifesaving charity. This news comes as the RNLI begins its third century of […]
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Missing evidence from the Mumutaz murder hunt was deemed to contain “nothing of relevance” to the investigation. This was the conclusion reached by Police Scotland, as it has now upheld one of the complaints made about the handling of the investigation into the 1994 Kirkwall killing of Shamsuddin Mahmood. Supporters for the man convicted of […]
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This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. An obscure neurological condition left a West Mainland woman learning how to eat and dress herself again. Rebecca Carberry, an early years practitioner from Birsay, was diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) in 2023. This week, Rebecca has told The Orcadian how, […]
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