A new £275,000 terminal building has been opened at North Ronaldsay airport in the Orkney Islands.

The development, which was designed by council architects and built by a local building firm, was unveiled at a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday, 20 July.

Features include a separate fire crew watch room and waiting room, accessible facilities and a new garage for a fire vehicle that was purchased in 2015.

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Speaking at the ceremony, Cllr Graham Sinclair said: "The last few years have seen progression through a number of different projects and some of these include improving and modernising our airfields.

"We have also recently invested in new fire tenders for all six island airfields, and have now started to build new garages on Stronsay, Westray, Eday and Papa Westray. We are due to start building a new terminal building for Sanday in the next month or so.

"These investments in key infrastructure, during challenging budget climate, are a very positive signal of the Council's commitment to ensuring fit for purpose air services for island communities."

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