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September 22, 2010

Orkney weekly to close before the end of the year

By Alexandra Zeevalkink

Weekly newspaper Orkney Today is to cease publication in December – little over seven years after it launched.

Owner Orkney Media Group said last week that it planned to close the paid-for weekly newspaper due to falling advertising and circulation revenue.

In a statement posted on the newspaper’s website on Thursday morning, Orkney Media Group said: “It is with considerable regret that Orkney Media Group proposes that the Orkney Today newspaper will close.

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