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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