This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available from all the usual outlets and online here.

Inside this week:

• ‘A time for cool heads’ – OIC chief executive on the £10m funding shortfall facing the local authority.

• Full details of the Marine Accident Investigation Branch report into the loss of the concrete-carrier Cemfjord in the Pentland Firth last January.

• Orkney’s candidates standing for election to the Scottish Parliament discuss farming and fishing.

• Orkney’s first Rape Crisis service has been launched.

• An eight-page pullout looking ahead to this weekend’s Orkney Builders Rugby 7s tournament.

• Looking back at last Saturday’s fundraising Great Orcadian Bake-Off.

For these stories plus round-ups of all the week’s farming, marine, entertainment and sports news pick up your copy of The Orcadian today.