AN investigation is under way after a small electrical fire in a non-public area of Sumburgh airport on Sunday afternoon led to the temporary evacuation of the building.
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Small fire leads to airport evacuation
DRUG smuggler from Edinburgh has been imprisoned for two years and eight months at Lerwick Sheriff Court after he was busted by police taking heroin off the ferry from Aberdeen.
A ‘PARKING hub’ which would also feature an electric vehicle charging point and an outdoor seating area could be created in Hoswick to alleviate traffic congestion when tour buses head to the village’s visitor centre.
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AWARD-winning folk band Peatbog Faeries have been announced as the headliner for this year’s Hogmanay celebrations at Mareel.
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LERWICK’s very own White House is slowly being repopulated again with five council services now operating from the North Ness building.
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LERWICK has a new public defibrillator after construction company DITT installed one outside of its Holmsgarth Road headquarters.
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SHETLAND’s licensing board has agreed that Lerwick has a potential overprovision of off-licences.
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A MAN whose dangerous drink driving caused a crash that injured three people has had his sentence deferred for a social inquiry report.
THE LERWICK sea scouts group is looking for help from the public to buy a waterside building it had used for over 50 years before it was put up for sale by owners Shetland Islands Council.
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A YOUNG Shetland football player has taken the first hurdle towards becoming a professional player after signing for the youth team of Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone.
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OVER 1,400 working days were lost at Shetland Islands Council in the last financial year due to injuries and incidents on the job, according to new figures.
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SHETLAND’s very own historic tall ship the Swan arrived back in the isles at the weekend after having been stuck in Norway for three weeks due to poor weather.
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A SHETLAND fencer is counting down the days until he represents Scotland again at the Commonwealth Fencing Championship in Australia next month.
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