In this week’s The Orcadian

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

On the front page, Orkney Islands Council is set to use more than £16million of reserve money to back projects to the benefit of the community.

We’ve also got the news that the authority has gained planning permission for two potential windfarm sites at Quanterness and in Hoy.

And finally, our big picture shows a Chevrolet truck made entirely of stone lit up in all its Christmas glory.

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Also inside:

• Average pay among lowest in Scotland
• Near miss for quick-thinking pilot after engine fails
• New Year, new OIC: Major management rejig announced
• Orkney rallies to help most vulnerable
• Table service only in Orkney’s pubs
• Puffin deaths continue to cause concern
• THAW Orkney encourages folk to get in touch for help
• Soup for the soul served in Stromness
• Hoy’s past unearthed in forgotten film
• EMEC leader wins award
• All your Christmas greetings
• New charity sets out vision to support families
• Christmas crackers with some weel kent faces