In this week’s edition of The Orcadian

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

This week’s front page features a bumper story on the week’s news that Flybe and Loganair are to enter into direct competition on certain flight routes, including those between Kirkwall and Aberdeen.

The story features comments from  Loganair managing director Jonathan Hinkles, Flybe CEO Christine Ourmieres-Widener and more.

Also in the week’s paper:

• Orkney goes to the polls for the snap General Election. Today’s paper has a full election preview, as well as a final set of columns from the six candidates standing to represent the Orkney and Shetland Constituency.

• A D-day veteran, who lives in Burray, is given the French Government’s top honour. He recounts his astounding experiences during wartime.

• Extensive coverage of the weekend’s Inter-county sports competition between Orkney and Shetland.

For all these stories, and much more, pick up a copy of today’s newspaper.