Kirkwall

A jewellery shop, distillery, primary school, garden centre and council offices were hit during snowy weather.

The instrument was built in 1925 by the same firm that constructed the organ in the Royal Albert Hall.

Watchdogs have criticised the use of the method in Fort William, Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland.

A BBC documentary series sheds new light on the murder of waiter Shamsuddin Mahmood in Orkney in 1994.

The council estimates more than 1,000 properties will be needed to meet demand over the next decade.

Scott Anderson, 36, stabbed Stuart Rosie at the victim's home in Kirkwall in February last year.

Orkney Harbours said several factors were to blame for the drop, but it was not necessarily looking for an increase every year.