In this week’s The Orcadian
This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now in shops and is available online, here.
This week’s front-page features the views of Councillor Dr Stephen Clackson who claims a “chummy clique” is restricting effective governance within Orkney Islands Council.
Referred to as “The Cabal” by the North Isles councillor, he also expressed his concern at the lack of accountability within the council.
OIC leader Councillor James Stockan said councillors’ voting record “speaks for itself” and praised the “diversity” among members as a “great strength” in the way which council business is conducted.
Also in this week’s newspaper:
- OIC chief exec hunt surpasses £10k
- OIC sets out preliminary budget
- Skaill skeleton excavated in bid to discover its origins
- Horror of dive boat tragedy recounted
- Councillor shares view on OIC care home ‘mistake’
- HIAL fends off barrage of criticism over remote towers plan
- Close contacts to be tested for COVID
- Care home visiting expansion announced
- Testing before entry in the pipeline?
- Councillor investigation costs revealed?
- New NHS Orkney medical directors aim to rehabilitate staff morale
- Female councillors slam tone of pay gap report
- OIC re-approves £240k kirkyards investment
- Oban stone shipment due to arrive next week
- Back to school — school restarts for some
- Stromness Museum release online blue plaque walk
- Orkney leading the way with hydrogen seafarer training
- New Gnoss album due out for release
- New musical theatre school launches in Orkney
- Are you set for new fire safety regulations?
- Trainee manager begins work at Orkney Auction Mart
- Livestock transport consultations to close
- Delayed graduations for dental students
- A monthly column by Orkney Native Wildlife Project
- Rousay astronomer John Vetterlein looks to the sky
- Homeschooling is the topic of this week’s The Giddy Limit
- Your letters to the postbag
- Glorious end to cross-country season