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Weekly Highlights
Tuesday, 16 November 2021
Good morning reader ,

Below you'll find 7 highlights from the past week.
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Wreaths laid on Remembrance Sunday

Wreaths laid on Remembrance Sunday

WREATHS were laid at the war memorial opposite the Lerwick Town Hall earlier to mark Remembrance Sunday. Those in attendance included Lord Lieutenant Bobby …
Books galore and a 'place to go': library prepares to open doors after big move

Books galore and a 'place to go': library prepares to open doors after big move

AFTER an almost 20-year interlude the Shetland Library will reopen the doors to its 1960s-built Lower Hillhead premises to islanders on Monday – much …
New leisure centre membership scheme proves popular as numbers more than double

New leisure centre membership scheme proves popular as numbers more than double

MEMBERSHIP numbers at Shetland Recreational Trust have more than doubled after a new subscription model was introduced last week. Trust chief executive Steven Laidlaw …
SIC keen to dispose of old piers now 'surplus to requirements'

SIC keen to dispose of old piers now 'surplus to requirements'

A NUMBER of small piers which largely served foot passenger ferry links are in line to be sold off by the council. The piers …
Half a million funding boost for Burra bridge maintenance

Half a million funding boost for Burra bridge maintenance

THE SCOTTISH Government is giving the council around £500,000 for work on the Burra bridge. The funding will go towards bridge maintenance and painting, …
Sunken boat lifted from seabed

Sunken boat lifted from seabed

A WOODEN Norwegian fishing boat which sunk at the Aith marina has been salvaged from the seabed. The 30ft vessel Hope, which was brought …
More than 30 suspected drugs packages intercepted by police in post in October

More than 30 suspected drugs packages intercepted by police in post in October

A TOTAL of 33 suspected drugs packages coming into Shetland in the postal system were intercepted by police last month. Police are unable to …
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