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Weekly Highlights
Monday, 6 December 2021
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Below you'll find 9 highlights from the past week.
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Santa comes to town as winter parade lights up Lerwick

Santa comes to town as winter parade lights up Lerwick

THERE was something of a party atmosphere in the centre of Lerwick on Saturday afternoon as the annual winter parade returned after last year’s …
Shetland Gas Plant.

Total confirms investment in mercury removal plant

OIL company Shell may have pulled out of the hot political potato that Cambo has become but investment in the oil and gas infrastructure …
Full steam ahead for Yell business park expansion after funding boost

Full steam ahead for Yell business park expansion after funding boost

PLANS for an expanded business park in Cullivoe have secured a significant funding boost worth more than £500,000. Ten serviced sites for new or …
New Antarctic III set for spring 2024 delivery

New Antarctic III set for spring 2024 delivery

THE RECENTLY ordered new midwater pelagic trawler for a local fishing partnership will be the first in the Shetland fleet to fully comply with …
'We don't want this to happen to anybody else': parents speak out after serious accident on wet road

'We don't want this to happen to anybody else': parents speak out after serious accident on wet road

TWO parents whose children were injured in a serious road accident last month have spoken out in a bid to raise awareness around the …
NorthLink drops islander discount on meals and drinks with no explanation

NorthLink drops islander discount on meals and drinks with no explanation

SHETLAND MSP Beatrice Wishart says she will make representations with lifeline ferry operator NorthLink after the company dropped the islander discount on meal and …
Renewed appeal not to disturb seals on Rerwick beach

Renewed appeal not to disturb seals on Rerwick beach

A CALL has been made by environment agency NatureScot for people in the south mainland to be aware of legislation which protects the local …
Airbnb alternative aims to put something back into island communities

Airbnb alternative aims to put something back into island communities

A NEW website has been set up to give holiday accommodation providers in the Scottish islands an alternative to Airbnb - with the surplus …
‘We are entirely within our rights’ Strang insists

‘We are entirely within our rights’ Strang insists

THE CHIEF executive of SaxaVord Spaceport has strongly defended the conduct and integrity of Tory MP Mark Garnier, who chairs the project’s advisory board. …
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