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SIC warns of workforce challenge as ten per cent of jobs remain vacant

Leader Emma Macdonald says ‘we simply can’t keep trying and failing to deliver the same services with fewer staff’

10 January 2024

•Council

Green MSP receives assurances that jury trials will return to island courts

Prisoner escort company fined £4 million for contract breaches

10 January 2024

•Court

Rural college bags £100k grant to gather island views on policy changes

10 January 2024

•Agriculture

Fishing exhibition, floral tributes, Ottewell returns and more…

10 January 2024

•Also in the news

Pride announces membership scheme ahead of AGM

Shetland Pride is holding its AGM on 15 January at Islesburgh

10 January 2024

•Community

Lib Dems opposed to health board centralisation proposals

10 January 2024

•Health

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‘Real milestone’ reached as plans lodged for large salmon farm

9 January 2024

•Marine

Streamline expands operations in wake of Menzies closures

9 January 2024

•Business

Marjolein to end debut UK tour with Mareel gig

9 January 2024

•Arts

Action plan to identify opportunities for Nesting, Girlsta and Wadbister

9 January 2024

•Community

Christmas dinners, Fiery Sessions more…

9 January 2024

•Also in the news

SaxaVord confident it could become a European spaceport

8 January 2024

•Space

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Study to explore potential for alternative funeral and burial services

8 January 2024

•Community

Bluemull Sound ferry service reduced to single vessel

8 January 2024

•Transport

Proposals to give heritage status to Clickimin centre and Diana memorial being considered

8 January 2024

•Community

Is there a ‘growing apathy’ towards local democracy?

7 January 2024

•Council

Emergency services called out to Bressay crash

7 January 2024

•Emergency services

Event commemorates centenary of Shetland’s County War Memorial

6 January 2024

•Community

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SIC keen to see new islands plan drawn up

The council ‘strongly favours’ a new funding model for money coming through the Scottish Government’s national islands plan

5 January 2024

•Council

Fewer doctors available than before, NHS medical director says

5 January 2024

•Health

Rosebank: ‘not desirable’ to order companies to allocate oil and gas for domestic use

5 January 2024

•Energy

Updated

Ferry voucher scheme to go move away from paper and go ‘smart’

5 January 2024

•Transport

GP recruitment situation ‘pretty desperate’, doctor says

4 January 2024

•Health

Message in a bottle, new Vaila owner, fishing course and more…

4 January 2024

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Dog grooming business shortlisted in search for UK’s best shop name pun

4 January 2024

•Business

Debate on legalising drug use to kick off Althing winter programme

4 January 2024

•Community

Isles come top in new Scottish ‘Broken Britain’ index

3 January 2024

•Council

LPA upbeat after securing major role in Rosebank development

3 January 2024

•Energy

NorthLink service to resume but with changes to timetable

3 January 2024

•Weather

The Brae academic helping to shape the dictionary

2 January 2024

•Community

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NorthLink cancels first ferry sailings of 2024

2 January 2024

•Weather

Wishing you all the very best for the New Year: thoughts on another remarkable year

31 December 2023

•Community

Tuesday’s ferries under review

1 January 2024

•Transport

Police name driver who died in Christmas crash

31 December 2023

•Police

Updated

Inter-island ferries set to resume services later after early morning suspension

31 December 2023

•Transport

Appeal for witnesses following fatal Christmas Day crash

29 December 2023

•Police

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Fundraiser scales Sandness Hill more than 40 times to complete ‘Everest’ challenge

29 December 2023

•Community

Updated

Please do not visit hospital or care homes if feeling unwell, health board advises

‘Less than 10’ patients with Covid in the hospital, NHS Shetland confirms

29 December 2023

•Health

Weather continues to cause some problems

29 December 2023

•Weather

Hundreds still without power as SSEN engineers work hard to connect homes

28 December 2023

•Weather

Hotel owner expresses his appreciation to building firm and fire crews

28 December 2023

•Weather

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Lerwick road reopens after hotel suffers roof damage in high winds

28 December 2023

•Transport

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Transport and power disruption as wind picks up

There have also been power cuts

27 December 2023

•Weather

North boats cancelled

27 December 2023

•Transport

Many road accidents reported in recent days

Police advise people to drive safely in wintry conditions

26 December 2023

•Police

Christmas Eve parade delights bairns in Tingwall

26 December 2023

•Community

Ferry sailings under review

26 December 2023

•Transport

Santa spreads festive cheer from the skies in coastguard helicopter

24 December 2023

•Community