In this week’s The Orcadian

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

On the front page, a new town board is to be established in Kirkwall, to decide how a new £19.5million fund will be spent. However, it is not yet clear how far outside of Orkney’s capital the money will be spent.

This week’s newspaper also includes a pull-out wedding feature, filled with everything a bride and groom will need to organise their special day.

More inside:

• How can you play your part in the Island Games?
• Parade of customers for Peacocks’ grand opening.
• Quarry stone saga confidentiality claims quashed.
• First phase of Hatston port project progresses.
• Phone line switch-off approaches.
• Talking bruck — behind the scenes of Orkney’s waste management team.
• Courageous RNLI crew honoured.
• Cooke acquires Westray crab factory.
• Stage is set for arrows to fly at county clashes.