Island Medics to return
LOCAL company Thulecraft is investing almost three quarters of million pounds over three years into expanding and upgrading its box plant at Lerwick’s Blackhill industrial estate.
OVER 2,800 hospital and specialist appointments were lost in Shetland last year due to patients not turning up.
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TWO Shetlanders have been nominated for prizes at this year’s Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) Star Awards.
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A MAN has been remanded in custody after appearing at Lerwick Sheriff Court on a petition alleging three charges including dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drink or drugs.
A NEW fish processing business opened in Lerwick on Wednesday in a venture that is planned to incorporate a retail shop by the end of the year.
AN OPEN day is being held at Mareel this weekend to give people a chance to learn more about its recording studio.
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Fund managers Baillie Gifford said it invests SIC money into two fracking companies.
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SHETLAND Islands Council has given the green light to implementing a refreshed economic development strategy which aims to see 250 new private sector jobs created in the isles over the next four years.
THE NATIONAL Farmers’ Union is holding a roadshow in Lerwick on 15 November to gauge members’ views on a new agriculture policy for Scotland in the face of an “unpredictable future”.
HAVE you ever found yourself wondering what’s inside that white minibus parked at Lerwick’s Lochside right next to the new emergency landing site?
SHETLAND has the second lowest incidence of dental decay in primary one children in Scotland, according to new figures.
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AN AMBITIOUS tourism strategy has been launched for Shetland that aims to bring an extra £10 million into the sector over the next five years.
THE CHAIRMAN of NHS Shetland says there were no real surprises in a new Audit Scotland report which said the national health service is no longer in a financially sustainable position and needs to move away from short-term fire-fighting to long-term change.
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EMERGENCY services were called out to attend to two road traffic collisions within an hour late on Monday afternoon.
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A LOGANAIR flight from Sumburgh to Glasgow was diverted to Aberdeen on Monday afternoon after crew discovered a crack in the cockpit’s windscreen.
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LERWICK Port Authority says the low level of activity in the offshore industry “continues to disappoint” after it released figures for the first nine months of 2018.
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The salmon company reported a loss in the third quarter of 2018.
SCALLOWAY’s ‘new’ interim fish market is now operational ahead of Shetland Islands Council (SIC) awarding a £5.6 million contract to demolish the old market and build a new state of the art facility at Blacksness Pier.
A TIDAL energy project in Bluemull Sound has won a European Union award.
THE SCOTTISH Government says it will take an “outside-in” approach to rolling out superfast broadband access the country – meaning that rural areas could be the first to benefit.
OVER 40 seats on community councils across Shetland remain unfilled after a recent election despite increased efforts to encourage people to put their name forward.
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A PUBLIC consultation is set to be carried out next year on whether Lerwick’s Commercial Street should have a “car free period” during the day.
FISHING leaders have welcomed a new fisheries bill which the UK Government says will bring more powers to Scotland after Brexit.
A BOTCHED overtake manoeuvre on a blind uphill corner in Whiteness has landed a driver with nine penalty points and a fine of £600.
A MAN from Lerwick has been disqualified from driving for 18 months after getting behind the wheel while three and half times the alcohol limit.
A £3 per day car parking charge at Sumburgh Airport will be introduced on 1 December ahead of the Christmas break.
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A MAN from Lerwick who admitted downloading over 21,000 indecent photos and videos of children will be sentenced in December.
A MAN who drove dangerously at speeds of over 90mph while nearly four times the alcohol limit as he tried to outpace police has been jailed for eight months.
GEOLOGY tour guide and former Sella Ness weatherman Allen Fraser has won this year’s Rhoda Bulter award for his Shetland dialect short story Mairweet, Mairweet.
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A MAN has been remanded in custody after admitting possessing over 150 indecent images and videos of children.
COMMUNITY groups are being encouraged to follow Nesting’s lead and explore acquiring Shetland Islands Council property under new legislation.
A MAN appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court in private on Wednesday on a petition alleging contraventions of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act.John MacLellan, from Lerwick, made no plea and was committed for further examination. The 66-year-old was released on bail.
SHETLAND Islands Council (SIC) has taken ownership of a wide range of assets including its North Ness headquarters and Shetland College after striking a deal with Shetland Leasing and Property Developments Limited (SLAP) worth just under £17.5 million.
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THREE Shetland projects are vying for votes in a national competition which will distribute funding to good causes across the country.
REPAIRS are being carried out at the Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick after heavy rain caused water to leak into the building.
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A LOCAL photographer has had his work seen across the world after he was asked to shoot images in London for the New York Times.
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A MAN was released on bail on Monday after appearing at Lerwick Sheriff Court from custody accused of assaulting two women.
PIANO and harp music is set to marry at Mareel next month as two Shetland born musicians combine for a special show.
THE OLD Nesting school has moved one step closer to becoming a community asset complete with childcare facilities, a gym and workshop space.