In this week’s The Orcadian

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

Our front page covers the story that Orkney Islands Council has agreed to support the third sector with a £300,000 cash boost.

The funding — which will be capped at £30,000 per charity — will assist eight Orkney charities.

However, despite the aid, the sector is still forecasting a tough and uncertain path ahead as the full effects of the pandemic take a grip.

Also inside this week’s newspaper:

• OIC and Crown Estate join forces for deep-water quay project
• Storytelling adventure bids to raise money for maternity unit
• Cursiter Quarry quarrel rumbles on
• Could you be missing out on free school meals?
• Kirkwall mum speaks out on her “fearless” toddler’s seizures
• NHS Orkney moves on from critical staff report
• Opinions sought on mental health services overhaul
• Long-serving coastguards bid farewell
• New films go beneath the waves around the North Isles
• HMS Tern renovations turn a corner
• Change at local NFU branch
• Stromness Museum applies for permission for extension
• Dates confirmed for Orkney’s Island Games in 2025

For all this and much more, pick up The Orcadian today.