In this week’s edition of The Orcadian

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

This week’s front page features stories on:

• Patients affected by the accidental shredding of hundreds of NHS  Orkney’s mental health records have spoken out, amid fresh apologies from the public body’s chief executive Cathie Cowan.

• Two lives lost in separate tragedies. Two men — a yachtsman and a tour guide — both visitors to the islands, died in separate tragedies in Orkney this week.

Also in this week’s paper:

• An Orkney-focused round-up of news from the Natwest Islands Games, as the county’s sportsmen and sportswomen compete in Gotland, Sweden.

• The state of a play area in Kirkwall comes under scrutiny from a local councillor.

• The appearance of a visiting street market in one of the car parks in Kirkwall’s main street has prompted a backlash from local traders in the centre of Kirkwall this week.

For a full round-up of all this week’s news, pick up a copy of today’s edition of The Orcadian.