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, we report on the speculation surrounding a suspected Russian “spyship” which sailed through waters close to Orkney last weekend, in the aftermath of an internet blackout in Shetland.

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Also inside:

• No cover for Hamnavoe drydock — again
• Rise in sexual assaults examined
• Bin-lid advice rubbished by householders
• Funding backed for isles projects
• Peat & Diesel Orkney bound
• Livestock transport system under review
• Scottish Sea Farms refutes “misleading” claims
• Nominations open for Orkney sports awards
• Take a Peedie Break with our weekly crossword, sudoku and cartoon strip
• Have a gander at times past in From Our Archives