In this week’s edition of The Orcadian

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available from all the usual outlets, and here.

This week’s front page features a story on a young Kirkwall schoolboy’s discovery of a corroded sword, which has gone on to spark a great deal of interest.

Also in this week’s paper:

• With paperwork finalised, work on Orkney’s new hospital is due to start soon.

• Caught up in the attack on Westminster — the former representative for Orkney in the both the UK and Scottish Parliaments, Lord Jim Wallace, talks about the tragic events that unfolded in London last week.

• The Orkney Islander magazine goes online to mark it’s 30th edition, and is available here.

• Issues around the road surface at the First Churchill Barrier are once again at the for, with local motorcyclists repeating their concerns.

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