In this week’s edition of The Orcadian
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his week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available from all the usual outlets, and here.
This week’s front page features stories on:
• The possibility of Orkney staging the 2023 Island Games takes a significant step forward as OIC councillors agree to contribute up to £1 million from the local authority’s strategic reserve fund, if a bid to host the event is successful.
• With over a third of OIC councillors possibly not seeking re-election in May, one of the local authority’s longest-standing members has said the council will benefit from new blood.
Also in this week’s paper:
• “It’s not about independence — it’s about more control of our own affairs.” A north Isles councillor’s call for greater autonomy for Orkney is backed by fellow elected members.
• There is widespread disgust after vandals wreak havoc at Hoy’s Rackwick Bothy.
• One of Orkney’s saddest tales, The Tragic Story of Betty Corrigall, is transformed from the page to the screen, getting the 360 degree treatment.
For all these stories and much more, pick up a copy of today’s edition of The Orcadian.