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 the vandalism of the Royal Oak Memorial Garden at Scapa, which has prompted a Kirkwall councillor to call for improvements at the site.

Also in this week’s paper:

• The issue of ‘boy racers’ in Kirkwall has divided opinion, according to a social media poll conducted by The Orcadian this week.

• The candidates standing in Orkney and Shetland in next month’s General Election discuss farming, benefits, economics and more in our second week of election columns.

• An Orkney journalist, who was at the forefront of reporting the horrific bombing in Manchester on Monday night, has spoken of her shock and horror at watching events unfold.

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