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Monday, 31 October 2016 -
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Award for athletics club
Monday, 31 October 2016 -
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Two Unst break-ins
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New backup in response to comms blackout
Monday, 31 October 2016 -
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Shetland Food Fair: A fantastic weekend showcasing the finest local produce
Sunday, 30 October 2016 -
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Althing: Brexit not good for Shetland
Saturday, 29 October 2016 -
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Sandy's circuits for Disability Shetland
Saturday, 29 October 2016 -
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'Bigger and better' Food Fair launches
Friday, 28 October 2016 -
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Danus Skene: ‘A man of many parts’
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Funding for sea lice technology
Friday, 28 October 2016 -
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Viewforth gets planning consent
Friday, 28 October 2016 -
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Whalsay post office concern
Friday, 28 October 2016 -
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Minister: low pay on ferries 'unacceptable'
Friday, 28 October 2016 -
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Grammy nominee Jarosz bound for Mareel this winter
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Gary is new guizer jarl
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Charity cash stolen in museum break-in
Thursday, 27 October 2016 -
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Marine licence hopes for interconnector
Thursday, 27 October 2016 -
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Anger as schools miss out on funding
Thursday, 27 October 2016 -
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NHS struggles to keep up with demand
Thursday, 27 October 2016 -
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Althing debates Brexit
Thursday, 27 October 2016 -
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Inkster shortlisted
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Kids’ dialect books launch
Thursday, 27 October 2016 -
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Wednesday’s court round up
Thursday, 27 October 2016 -
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Taking back control
Thursday, 27 October 2016 -
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Wednesday, 26 October 2016 -
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Isles' 'challenge' to replace £20-30 million of EU funding
Wednesday, 26 October 2016 -
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Fair Isle community celebrating after winning marine protected area status - at last!
Wednesday, 26 October 2016 -
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More EU money for fishing
Wednesday, 26 October 2016 -
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4G or not 4G? Vodafone's 'misunderstanding'
Wednesday, 26 October 2016 -
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Mind Your Head events
Tuesday, 25 October 2016 -
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Clear lack of respect
Tuesday, 25 October 2016 -
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Ferry fares campaigner voices frustration
Tuesday, 25 October 2016 -
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NorthLink terminal passenger walkway out of action
Tuesday, 25 October 2016 -
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Couple hope for double at apprenticeship awards
Tuesday, 25 October 2016 -
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Parliament reaches out
Tuesday, 25 October 2016 -
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Monday, 24 October 2016 -
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Diversity helps LPA withstand oil and gas downturn
Monday, 24 October 2016 -
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Police chief wants CCTV system updated
Monday, 24 October 2016 -
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Drever brings band north for brace of shows
Monday, 24 October 2016 -
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Rare 'albino' haddock landed at Lerwick fish market
Monday, 24 October 2016 -
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Bailed over assault charge
Monday, 24 October 2016 -
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Be clear what you stand for
Sunday, 23 October 2016 -
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Multimillion pound Whalsay waterworks reach 'milestone'
Saturday, 22 October 2016 -
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First North Isles awards
Friday, 21 October 2016 -
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Vidlin road reopens
Friday, 21 October 2016 -
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Charity run raises £20k
Friday, 21 October 2016 -
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NFU support for lamb market
Friday, 21 October 2016 -
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Premier Oil and BP in joint oil spill response
Thursday, 20 October 2016 -
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Levenwick’s cash boost
Thursday, 20 October 2016 -
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4G coverage for Lerwick and Weisdale
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Lerwick theft
Thursday, 20 October 2016 -
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Irvine Interiors celebrates opening of new store
Thursday, 20 October 2016 -
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Food fair to celebrate heritage
Thursday, 20 October 2016 -
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High energy comedy at Clickimin
Wednesday, 19 October 2016 -
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Lauraine wins dialect prize
Wednesday, 19 October 2016 -
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Government funds new firefighting unit at Sumburgh
Wednesday, 19 October 2016 -
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Rearo strikes £1m deal
Wednesday, 19 October 2016 -
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Boundary changes will leave Orkney & Shetland seat intact
Wednesday, 19 October 2016 -
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Tingwall Airport celebrates 40th birthday
Wednesday, 19 October 2016 -
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Serious injuries on isles roads remain low
Wednesday, 19 October 2016 -
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Malachy explores islands no longer on map
Tuesday, 18 October 2016 -
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‘Thought-provoking’ exhibition is open
Tuesday, 18 October 2016 -
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Boat week organisers seek more Shetland models
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Oil rig crewman injured
Tuesday, 18 October 2016 -
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Silent complicity
Tuesday, 18 October 2016 -
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Disability fundraiser Sandy puts walking boots on again
Monday, 17 October 2016 -
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SIC: exporting glass for recycling is cheaper
Monday, 17 October 2016 -
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Editorial: We'd be worse off without foreigners
Monday, 17 October 2016 -
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Man remanded over alleged break-in at Lerwick chemists
Monday, 17 October 2016 -
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Five drivers win compensation from council
Monday, 17 October 2016 -
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Power cut in the north
Monday, 17 October 2016 -
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Court appearance
Monday, 17 October 2016 -
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Sunday, 16 October 2016 -
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Doors of AHS vandalised
Saturday, 15 October 2016 -
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Break-in at Lerwick chemist
Saturday, 15 October 2016 -
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Spellbinding Americana harmonies at Mareel
Friday, 14 October 2016 -
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Sumburgh numbers fly up
Friday, 14 October 2016 -
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Hopes to avert lamb cull
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More ferry delays
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Fined for assault
Friday, 14 October 2016 -
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Friday, 14 October 2016 -
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Wordplay returns
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More blue green algae
Friday, 14 October 2016 -
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Town hall restoration to get under way
Thursday, 13 October 2016 -
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Shetland Arts surplus
Thursday, 13 October 2016 -
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Man jailed for failing to tell police current address
Thursday, 13 October 2016 -
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Orkney Four hand over food bank cash
Thursday, 13 October 2016 -
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Possible ferry delays
Thursday, 13 October 2016 -
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Danny completes four half marathons
Wednesday, 12 October 2016 -
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Put fishing 'at heart' of EU exit talks, urges Carmichael
Wednesday, 12 October 2016 -
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Quaye bound for Legion
Wednesday, 12 October 2016 -
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Man stole granny's bank card / Wednesday court round-up
Wednesday, 12 October 2016 -
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Three in court over cocaine, heroin & cannabis possession
Wednesday, 12 October 2016 -
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Tavish: SCT must maintain democratic link
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Jailed for six months over role in fatal incident
Tuesday, 11 October 2016 -
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See in the new year in the company of Fiddlers' Bid
Tuesday, 11 October 2016 -
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SSE stages event about interconnector cable
Tuesday, 11 October 2016 -
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Heroin supplier accepts jail term is inevitable
Tuesday, 11 October 2016 -
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Report reveals extent of foreign fish landings
Monday, 10 October 2016 -
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Makar heads north
Monday, 10 October 2016 -
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New research into low wage poverty
Monday, 10 October 2016 -
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Athletes compete in Hawaii
Monday, 10 October 2016 -
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Isles-wide power cut
Monday, 10 October 2016 -
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Tiny bird causes euphoria among twitchers
Monday, 10 October 2016 -
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Insensitive reporting
Monday, 10 October 2016 -
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No safety net
Sunday, 09 October 2016 -
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SIC admits communication mistakes
Sunday, 09 October 2016 -
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Abysmal communication
Sunday, 09 October 2016 -
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Neo Terra
Sunday, 09 October 2016 -
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In favour of SCT elections
Saturday, 08 October 2016 -
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Buoy celebrates pelagic fishing industry
Saturday, 08 October 2016 -
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Nederdale fire
Friday, 07 October 2016 -
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Statements are incorrect
Friday, 07 October 2016 -
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Hotel owner slams ‘xenophobic’ rhetoric
Friday, 07 October 2016 -
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Water works upgrade
Friday, 07 October 2016 -
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Loganair upbeat after progress in reliability
Friday, 07 October 2016 -
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Mussel trial underway
Friday, 07 October 2016 -
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Volunteering awards
Friday, 07 October 2016 -
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‘We would like an apology’
Thursday, 06 October 2016 -
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SIC/HIAL reach runway settlement
Thursday, 06 October 2016 -
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NHS centralisation concerns
Thursday, 06 October 2016 -
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Tabloid media
Thursday, 06 October 2016 -
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Farewell to a ‘rare kind of fellow’
Thursday, 06 October 2016 -
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Crime drama leads award nominations
Thursday, 06 October 2016 -
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Single ferry on Yell Sound
Thursday, 06 October 2016 -
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Laughing for Amnesty
Thursday, 06 October 2016 -
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‘Successful package’
Thursday, 06 October 2016 -
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Disappointed by Kinniburgh’s comments
Thursday, 06 October 2016 -
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Breathtaking arrogance
Wednesday, 05 October 2016 -
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SIC backs £3m fish market development
Wednesday, 05 October 2016 -
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Not good enough
Wednesday, 05 October 2016 -
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Tavish’s oil spill concerns
Wednesday, 05 October 2016 -
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Survey on future of Garrison Theatre
Wednesday, 05 October 2016 -
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Shetland Arts to launch new box office
Wednesday, 05 October 2016 -
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Get your flu jabs
Wednesday, 05 October 2016 -
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Road closure communication ‘lamentable’
Wednesday, 05 October 2016 -
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Ronas Ward communication lacking
Tuesday, 04 October 2016 -
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Insulting consulting
Tuesday, 04 October 2016 -
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Latest mental health film
Tuesday, 04 October 2016 -
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SIC secures funding to reduce heating bills
Tuesday, 04 October 2016 -
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Ferry fares reduction not before 2018
Monday, 03 October 2016 -
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BP says Clair oil spill disperses naturally
Monday, 03 October 2016 -
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Drink driver banned
Monday, 03 October 2016 -
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Clair oil spill update
Monday, 03 October 2016 -
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Not the George McGhee hostel
Monday, 03 October 2016 -
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Clair oil spill
Sunday, 02 October 2016 -
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Inferno dance show wows big crowd
Sunday, 02 October 2016 -
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Cleeves talk ‘enjoyable but slightly unfocused’
Sunday, 02 October 2016 -
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Voe toilets damaged