In this week’s edition of The Orcadian

This week’s edition of the newspaper is now in shops and available online, here.

This week’s front page features:

• Ferry companies bite back after MSP slating — Two ferry companies which link Orkney with mainland Scotland have defended themselves this week, after damning criticism from Highlands and Islands Green MSP, John Finnie.

Also in this week’s newspaper:

• Kirkwall is voted as having Scotland’s most beautiful high street

• OIC chief executive Alistair Buchan retires

• Kirkwall City Pipe Band celebrates 100 years

• Orkney prepares to light up for Christmas

For all the week’s top stories pick up a copy of The Orcadian today.