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Viewpoint / Brexit – we didn’t vote for this!WE ARE living in unprecedented times with record defeats, cabinet resignations every other week and a woefully ineffective and disunited Labour opposition, writes SNP Highlands and Islands list MSP Maree Todd.
Transport / Sharp drop in number of bus journeys on some routes
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Court / ‘Irksome little pest’ escapes prison
Transport / Seafood industry furious with Transport ScotlandTender will deliver ‘best possible ferry service’, government says
Court / Appeal results in reduced sentence for downloading indecent images
Arts / Folk Festival local artist line-up announced
Court / Man on assault charges remanded
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Court / Prison for man who assaulted ex-partner
News round-up / Business award, gas plant strike dates, visitor numbers and Althing debates Facebook
Court / Teacher released on bail
Court / Long jail term for motoring and firearms offences
Council / Ferry funding creates waves at SIC budget meeting
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Sport / Local teenager ‘gobsmacked’ after being selected for world championships
Court / Bressay man appears in private at sheriff court
Public tried to rescue house fire victimJoint police and fire services investigation under way
Court / Former police officer in private court appearance
Council / Council holds string of meetings prior to budget debate
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Police investigate vandalism incidents
Community / Fiery day for Jarl Colin at Norwick
Letters / Invest Smyril funds in new MRI scanner
Energy / Union votes in favour of industrial action at Shetland Gas Plant
One person dies in Lerwick house fire
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Council / Council tax and rents rise to offset measly Holyrood settlementShetland well below Scottish average in settlement
Community / Guizer Jarl Sweyn Asleifsson leads the way in Bressay
Letters / Sharing is caring
Transport / Local politicians disappointed with lifeline ferry tender detailsContract faces legal challenge from Pentland Ferries
UpdatedNEW PHOTOS: All geared up for Shetland’s longest Up Helly Aa celebrationsGuizer Jarl James O’Breckon leads the festival in Cullivoe
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Community / Police to train domestic abuse ‘champion’
News round-up / Extra funding for NHS Shetland, new regional NFU advisor, fuel poverty bill and call for Viking public inquiry
Community / Crime rates falling but committee says ‘not good enough’Preventative strategy pays off according to chief inspector Lindsay Tulloch