In this week’s The Orcadian

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

This week’s front page of the paper features a story where the chairman of the Longhope Lifeboat Museum Trust describes his shock and delight at seeing an appeal for funds break the £50,000 barrier.

Also in this week’s edition of The Orcadian:

• A crime author hopes to produce a book on the Shamsuddin Mahmood murder case.

• Hoy windfarm plans are scaled down.

• Cruise liner port calls on the up in 2019.

• The deadline for the Battle of the Bands competition has been extended.

•The shortlist for the Orkney Sports Awards is unveiled.

For all these stories and much more, pick up a copy of today’s edition of The Orcadian.