In this week’s edition of The Orcadian

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

This week’s front page features stories on:

• Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL) has dismissed rumours that air traffic control at Kirkwall airport is set to be closed down, with the service to be provided remotely from a location outwith Orkney.

• The MV Hrossey hits “extreme weather”. The Northlink vessel was forced to turn back to Aberdeen on Tuesday night after “extreme weather” smashed windows on the boat.

Also in this week’s paper:

• Concerns are raised around dumped hospital equipment.

• Ofcom engineers are due in Orkney to identify mobile network ‘not-spots’.

• A bumper, eight-page supplement on this weekend’s Orkney Builders Rugby 7s tournament.

For these stories and much more pick up a copy of The Orcadian today.