The charter of a Pentland Ferries catamaran to CalMac is due to finish later this week — though the vessel may be set to remain on the West Coast yet. MV Alfred’s current hire on the West Coast will come to an end on Saturday, February 28, after which the vessel will head for refit. Following statements from […]
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Work is underway to install new and replacement bus shelters across Orkney. Five cycle shelters and nine bus shelters are to be put in place, following funding from the Scottish Government. The money also includes upgrades to bus timetable displays across the county and real-time information upgrades at Kirkwall Travel Centre. Trueform has been awarded […]
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Never-before-seen police files from 1994 suggested that a Bangladeshi waiter, murdered in Kirkwall, was the victim of a “professional execution.” The records, which have now come to the attention of The Orcadian, also reveal that Shamsuddin Mahmood was alleged to have “breached acceptable levels of behaviour”, according to a close relative who is quoted in the files. […]
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