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New era sought for top hotel - The Orcadian Online (opens the original)
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One of Orkney’s most celebrated hotels is looking for new owners to continue the hotel’s legacy as a multi-award-winning business in the heart of the West Mainland. Originally bought by Elma and Angus MacDonald in 1984, the Merkister Hotel quickly became the heart and soul of the family, with their children Lorna Munson and Jacquie Smith eventually also moving up to join the business. Overlooking the Harray loch, the property enjoys stunning views of the area, as well as prime fishing and wildli
Orkney set for biggest horse event yet - The Orcadian Online (opens the original)
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Orkney’s Shetland ponies will be putting their best hoof forward this weekend as the county plays host to its largest equine event to date. The annual Shetland Pony Stud Book Society (SPSBS) breed show, which is hosted in Shetland every ten years, will be coming to Orkney for the first time on Saturday, with 260 Shetland ponies and 60 exhibitors from across the UK set to attend. Jim Slater, chairman of the Shetland Pony Breeders of Orkney, has been one of the main organisers in making this landm
Recalling the horrors of war and finding a home and sense of belonging in Orkney - The Orcadian Online (opens the original)
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A Ukrainian woman who feels she can never go home has found a sense of belonging in Orkney, after surviving the abject horrors of war. Snizhana Lys was 15 years old when Russia invaded her homeland, tearing families apart as innocent civilians were bombed out of their homes and subjected to torture and sexual abuse. Now living in Stromness on an extended visitor visa, the 20-year-old has recalled how her family hid from soldiers after a bomb blasted through their apartment building in the city o
'Brutal' staff shortages hampering postal service - The Orcadian Online (opens the original)
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Postal workers are choosing between taking a break and completing their rounds, an ex-employee of Royal Mail has claimed. A former delivery driver has told The Orcadian this week that understaffing is behind many of the problems being felt by customers, amid widespread reports of delays. Royal Mail has said that it is “focused on having the right staffing in place” for a service that can be disrupted by ferry and flight issues at “short notice”. The trade union representing postal workers has co
Crime writer to launch new Orkney series - The Orcadian Online (opens the original)
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Acclaimed crime writer Lin Anderson will be returning to Orkney next week to launch her new book, The High Island. Set in Hoy, her latest thriller follows Detective Inspector Erling Flett, as he gets tangled in a web of secrets, family feuds and ghosts from the past. With her Dr Rhona MacLeod series, Lin always came to Orkney to showcase the book, if the county featured in the story. Now that DI Flett has his own series, she is continuing that tradition with a launch at King Street Halls at 7pm
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