SENTENCE has been deferred on two men who pleaded guilty on Wednesday to supplying cannabis over a 16 month period in Shetland.
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Cannabis dealers to learn fate in December
TWO FAMILIES who have fled civil war in Syria will be resettled in Shetland in the coming weeks.
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SHETLAND’s transport partnership ZetTrans is to write a letter to Loganair raising concerns over the airline’s winter timetable which sees the isles’ connections to Inverness, Orkney and Edinburgh affected.
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AIR ACCIDENT investigators have issued a report into an incident that saw an Eastern Airways plane bound for Sumburgh with 18 passengers turn around and make an emergency landing in Aberdeen in February.
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A MAN and a woman were taken to the Gilbert Bain Hospital on Wednesday afternoon following a two vehicle collision on the A970 at the Cunningsburgh Cliffs, near the turn off to Sandwick.
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SCOTTISH Fire and Rescue Service’s head of service delivery for the north of Scotland has given a reassurance that there are no station closures planned in Shetland despite national financial constraints.
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A MAN has been remanded in custody after pleading guilty to assaulting three women at a house in Sandveien in Lerwick last month and stealing a car.
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CONCERNS have been raised in some of Shetland’s island communities over a “perceived resurgence” in drink-driving.
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A MAN was found guilty of assaulting a woman after a three day trial at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday.
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Watchdog says current rules not adequate, as impact of salmon farming may not be contained to the vicinity of individual farms.
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A HANDFUL of jobs are set to be lost in Scalloway as a result of Norwegian salmon feed producer Skretting closing down its UK production by April 2019.
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A MAN has been fined £365 and given six penalty points for a motoring offence on the Tingwall Straits.
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SHETLAND’s pubs have been given the green light to stay open to 2am during the festive period.
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A REVIEW into the Spiggie Hotel’s licence to sell alcohol is set to be carried out over a lack of clarity on who its premises manager is and an outstanding licence fee payment.
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A SURVEY showing only one third of Shetlanders would vote for Brexit if given the chance to vote again has strengthened the case for a referendum re-run, according to some isles politicians.
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THE SHETLAND Accordion & Fiddle Club has been nominated for a national traditional music award.
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A DELIVERY charge campaigner has welcomed a new service that could make deliveries to Shetland easier and cheaper.
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AROUND £10,000 a year could be saved on electricity as Shetland Islands Council looks into installing a wind turbine at Baltasound Junior High School in Unst.
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Police are asking for help following a collision in the car park at Clickimin swimming pool on Sunday that caused a pickup “significant damage”.
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The loss-making restaurant closed on Saturday unable to respond to new local competition.
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A MAN from Lerwick has had his sentence deferred after admitting driving while being newly disqualified.
THE LERWICK Co-op supermarket on Holmsgarth Road has upped its game following a £1.5 million overhaul.
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A MAN has been remanded in custody after appearing at Lerwick Sheriff Court accused of assault and struggling with police officers.
A FORMER head of rural development with the National Park Authority is joining Shetland Amenity Trust’s new management team as its head of engagement next week.
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THE BIGTON Shop has been shortlisted for a national award celebrating rural community ownership.
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THE WINDY weather is again having an impact on NorthLink’s timetable.
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HAY’s Dock Cafe Restaurant in Lerwick has closed with the loss of five jobs after facing “very challenging trading conditions”.
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Fishermen leaders say they are powerless until the UK has left the CFP.
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THE STEVENSON Room at the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse – which offers panoramic views across the sea – is likely to be out of action for a number of months after suffering significant water damage in recent bad weather.
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OVER 30 flats and houses are set to be built on the site of Brevik House in Lerwick after planners gave the development the thumbs up.
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The team behind Shetland Reel gin want to produce whisky in Unst.
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ABOUT 110 delegates turned up to hear that the future for large scale renewables in the isles is facing a critical 12 months – but if contracts are secured there will be big business for local suppliers.
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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.
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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.
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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”.
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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?
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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.
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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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