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AKSHAY Jamwal and Rebekah Dalgleish have been appointed as new project leaders of regional food group Taste of Shetland.
The group said the pair, who will work on a job share basis, will bring a “wealth of experience to the team and will begin work on an ambitious plan for the new financial year in the coming weeks”.
Jamwal was born in a small town in rural India and spent much of his childhood on a working farm, while Dalgleish’s first job was working within her family’s business Blueshell Mussels.
Jamwal said there has “never been a more exciting time for Shetland’s food and drink industry”, while Dalgleish said: “I’ve seen the dedication that goes into producing world-class food here in Shetland, and I’m passionate about making sure those businesses feel valued and visible.”
PART of the Gilbert Bain Hospital car park will be closed from 5pm tonight (Thursday) ahead of maintenance work on the building.
This will be until Monday 23 February, to allow the safe setup of a contractor’s compound.
The compound will be securely fenced and is expected to remain in place until April.
NHS Shetland said at this time that no departments would be moving, and that disruption would be kept to a minimum.
The health board apologised for any inconvenience this may cause while it carries out important repairs.
THE CAREERS and Opportunities fair is set to return for its biggest year yet next week.
Over 90 exhibitors will attend the annual event next Tuesday at Clickimin in Lerwick, including a range of local employers, universities and third sector organisations.
Pupils from all the local secondary schools will attend to learn about future career paths, opportunities to continue their studies, or apprenticeships and training.
The daytime event is also open to any adults considering employment options, such as new career paths or re-training, and will be open from 9.30am to 12.30pm and again from 1.15pm until 7pm.
Tuesday evening will see some short information sessions take place, from 5pm-7pm, for parents and carers to learn more about graduate apprenticeships and modern apprenticeships.
ANDERSON High School has become the first school in Shetland to be awarded a silver Reading School accreditation by national reading charity Scottish Book Trust.
Reading activities have been led by pupils in the ‘The Book Dragons’ group, who made displays and encouraged people to read more with stickers and badges.
Headteacher Robin Calder said: “The Reading Schools programme has been an excellent whole school initiative that has inspired an uptake in reading across year groups.”
THE JUNIOR Up Helly Aa band has received funding from the Moniack Mhor Youth Fund to record a digital EP.
Over the coming months the band will work to record a digital EP of these tunes along with the Up Helly Aa and Galley Song.
This year’s bass player Jack Taylor said: “We’ve all put a lot of time into the band, so knowing we’ve been backed to record an EP makes it feel well worth it.
“I’m just buzzing to get into the studio with Shetland Arts and actually record tunes that’s been written for us — it’ll be something we can look back on and be proud of.
Shetland Arts chief executive Graeme Howell said the organisation was “delighted to support the Junior Up Helly Aa band as they record this new digital EP”.
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