In this week’s edition of The Orcadian

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This week’s front page features stories on:

• Supporters of the Orkney man convicted for the murder of a Bangladesh waiter in 1994 have launched a new website highlighting claims he was wrongly convicted saying that a missing journal should have been seen as a crucial item of evidence.

• Stromness and South Isles Councillor James Stockan announced this week that he will stand as an independent list candidate in the fourth-coming election.

Also inside:

• The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust has defended issuing a grant of £50,000 to Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael.

• The candidates for this year’s Scottish Parliamentary Election discuss renewable energy.

• Spruce up you your garden with The Orcadian’s five-page gardening feature.

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