In this week’s edition of The Orcadian

This week’s paper is now available from all the usual outlets and online, here.

This week’s front page features:

• A major upgrade of Pierowall Harbour has been hailed as not only good news for Westray but for Orkney in general.

• Amid concerns about delays to the new Balfour Hospital, which is due to be completed in 2018, NHS Orkney has not been able to confirmed when construction will begin.

Also inside:

• A Deerness couple unveil plans for a new gin distillery.

• A Holm woman who is currently visiting the Shufat Refugee Camp in Palestine, ponders what Orkney could do for Syrian refugees.

• The candidates standing to be Orkney’s MSP are given free rein to write about a subject of their choosing as polling day gets underway.

For these stories plus round-ups of all the week’s farming, marine, entertainment and sports news pick up a copy of the paper today.