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All geared up for classic car show

Pic. Tim BadhamSHETLAND’S motoring enthusiasts are getting excited about this year’s Classic Motor Show being held at Clickimin Leisure Complex on 2 and 3 June.

Joint organiser Graham Johnston said the event had gained a national reputation as an exceptional regional show and had once again attracted a wonderful selection of more than 220 exhibits from 100 years of motoring history.

The tractor exhibits range from the wartime Ford Ferguson through various types of Iron Horse, the full range of Grey...

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Lerwick plans UK’s main decommissioning base

Dales Voe base due to be converted into the UK's largest decommissioning facility. Pic. L FarmerSHETLAND’S energy industry jobs boom looks set to continue with plans for a deepwater quay north of Lerwick to break up major oil and gas installations.

This week Scottish first minister Alex Salmond announced a £10...

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Brown guarantees no ferry disruption

Scottish transport minister Keith BrownSCOTTISH transport minister Keith Brown has promised there will be no disruption to the NorthLink ferry service this summer while legal wrangling over the new contract is resolved.

Mr Brown said preferred bidder Serco...

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Shetland News Bites

Olympic Flame Choir

Friday, 18 May 2012

WELL known local musician Brian Nicholson is famous for many things, but sporting prowess may not be one of them. Despite this Brian has seized...

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Big oyster

Friday, 18 May 2012

A SHETLAND trawler has caught what could be the largest oyster ever found in the UK. The Fidelitas was trawling 27 miles south east of...

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Bergen flights

Friday, 18 May 2012

SHETLAND’S only international air service got off to a flying start this week with its first flight of the summer season from Sumburgh airport to...

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Scalloway honoured by Norwegian prime minister

Thursday, 17 May 2012

SHETLAND’S deep connections to Scandinavia could not have received greater recognition than the first ever visit of a Norwegian prime minister to the isles on his country’s National Day.

On the second day of his visit on Thursday, Jens Stoltenberg said...

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Repeat sneak thief escapes jail

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

A SHETLAND electrician who stole money from a couple's home while carrying out a job there just two years after being convicted of a similar offence escaped a jail sentence at Lerwick Sheriff Court. Last month James Stewart Robertson, aged...

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Addict forced to smuggle heroin

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

AN ABERDEEN heroin addict who was forced to smuggle drugs worth up to £5,000 into Shetland was jailed for almost three years at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday. The court heard that dealers from the south of England had beaten...

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Patient expenses fraud triggers NHS review

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

NHS SHETLAND is to review its methods for paying patient travel expenses after two unemployed people were convicted of defrauding the system at Lerwick Sheriff Court. On Wednesday 35 year old Darren Gear was ordered to pay back just half...

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