Disgust over cemetery weeds in Kirkwall, as council manages 'limited' burial grounds budget

Disgust over cemetery weeds in Kirkwall, as council manages 'limited' burial grounds budget

Paths overgrown with weeds at St Olaf’s Cemetery are being monitored, Orkney Islands Council (OIC) has said. A frustrated Kirkwall resident contacted The Orcadian about the “disgusting state” of the older section of the burial ground. “The surfaces are covered in moss and weeds and the thistles are knee high,” he added. This follows our recent reporting of the local authority’s plans to reduce grass cutting in some cemeteries. A visit to St Olaf…