Douglas Sinclair (1943 – 2023): nurse teacher, tour guide and hugely respected Lerwick historian

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Douglas Sinclair (1943 – 2023): nurse teacher, tour guide and hugely respected Lerwick historian

8 September 2023

•Tributes

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September cinema highlights with Jenny Leask

8 September 2023

•Showcases

Has Shetland Arts lost its way?

7 September 2023

•Letters

We are deluding ourselves that the ‘war on drugs’ is winnable

4 September 2023

•Letters

How to finance fixed links …

4 September 2023

•Letters

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Sarah and Shetland, you are totally wonderful

1 September 2023

•Letters

Two men shaking hands outside the AES Solar office with solar panels and a Tesla Powerwall visible. The building features signage for AES Solar and Solar Thermal.

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Local engineering firm LEF and AES Solar join forces to revolutionise solar energy systems with comprehensive new partnership

Partnership is set to reshape the solar energy landscape by delivering a holistic approach to solar solutions, both companies say

1 September 2023

•Showcases

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Jim Nicolson (1946 – 2023): A pillar of the community but most of all a family man

Captain George Sutherland pays tribute to James Peter (Jim) Nicolson who died earlier this month

28 August 2023

•Tributes

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John H. Waters (1943 – 2023): a generous and remarkable person we shall miss very much

An appreciation by Jonathan Wills

25 August 2023

•Tributes

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Bernadette Porter 1948-2023: a ‘natural’ in teaching methods and communication skills

Davie Gardner pays tribute to one of Shetland’s best known fiddle teachers who became a skilled exponent of the fiddle in her own right

23 August 2023

•Tributes

Thanks for agreeing with us, James!

21 August 2023

•Letters

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Another fine show day whatever the weather

9 August 2023

•Community

Questions that need answered by Marine Scotland

9 August 2023

•Letters

A group of people, mostly children, sit and stand on a decorated stage in costumes, likely performing a play. The backdrop includes trees and decorative elements.

A magnificent feast of talent

Drama teacher Peg Young reviews a local production of Kenneth Graham’s classic ‘The Wind in the Willows’

9 August 2023

•Reviews

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August cinema highlights with Jenny Leask

4 August 2023

•Features

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Unjustifiable arguments and weak excuses

3 August 2023

•Letters

Shaping the future of social care services across Scotland

An invitation to engage in the conversation from social care minister Maree Todd

1 August 2023

•Opinions

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Notoriously unpredictable Shetland weather couldn’t spoil the Tall Ships party

‘It was absolutely brilliant’, so the verdict of most people: Davie Gardner reports on the final day of the Tall Ships Races

30 July 2023

•Community

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Lerwick heaving with locals and visitors alike

Davie Gardner reflects on the second day of the Tall Ships celebration, a day of glorious sunshine and long queues at the bar

28 July 2023

•Community

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An awe-inspiring maritime spectacle with a carnival-style atmosphere

‘Location manager’ Davie Gardner reflects on the first day of the Tall Ships Races visit to Lerwick, and finds it difficult to decide which of the live stages to go to

27 July 2023

•Community

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Road closures, park-and-ride and more: essential information for the Tall Ships Races

25 July 2023

•Showcases

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A great example of local people can achieve

25 July 2023

•Letters

Fares review, Cope extension plans, cheque presentation

17 July 2023

•Also in the news

Date set for attempted murder trial

15 July 2023

•Court

We lost out big time

11 July 2023

•Letters

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July cinema highlights with Jenny Leask

9 July 2023

•Showcases

‘Wide of the mark’

SIC deputy leader Gary Robinson responds to James Paton

6 July 2023

•Letters

‘We simply cannot yet manage without oil and gas’

6 July 2023

•Letters

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Orkney councillors back motion to look at range of options for governance

Shetland Islands Council passed a similar motion in 2020

4 July 2023

•Council

PR stunts with no electoral mandate

4 July 2023

•Letters

A blue and white boat named "Good Shepherd IV" is docked near a pier. Inset shows a close-up of a man wearing glasses.

‘It could all go horribly wrong’

Shetland’s Labour councillor Tom Morton offers his views on the replacement Fair Isle ferry project, which has been awarded around £27 million from the UK Government but faces a 2026 deadline.

4 July 2023

•Viewpoint

Autonomy would empower community councils

1 July 2023

•Letters

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Anderson High School S3 pupils have been learning about journalism in recent weeks and have interviewed retiring headteacher Valerie Nicolson ahead of the summer holidays. The piece below is by Ellie Leslie and Caitlin Anderson, with photography from Joe Walterson

30 June 2023

•Education

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