In this week’s edition of The Orcadian

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

This week’s front page features:

• Orkney Islands Council has defended its decision to open schools last Thursday morning, when an amber weather warning had been issued.

• Trips, slips and falls — icy weather leads to calls for “sufficient gritting” of paths and walkways in Orkney.

• Twenty-four hours on the Hamnavoe — passengers share their experiences of an epic sailing in the midst of Storm Caroline.

Also in this week’s paper:

• The Orkney Folk Festival have announced their first four acts.

• Ba’ throwers named.

• Full coverage of Storm Caroline.

For all these stories, plus round-ups of all the county’s top news, pick up a copy of The Orcadian today.