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Weekly Highlights
Monday, 31 January 2022
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Below you'll find 8 highlights from the past week.
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Islander speaks out to raise awareness of common condition that can take years to diagnose

Islander speaks out to raise awareness of common condition that can take years to diagnose

A LOCAL health care worker who waited an entire decade to be diagnosed with endometriosis has called for greater funding to be committed to …
New Covid death registered

New Covid death registered

A COVID related death has been registered in Shetland. It was registered in the week commencing 17 January. It was included in National Records …
Hundreds of Covid cases in last few weeks

Hundreds of Covid cases in last few weeks

SHETLAND has recorded over 500 positive Covid-19 cases in the past three weeks, according to NHS Scotland data. It shows that from 6 January …
Local man ‘distraught’ after police seize his medical cannabis

Local man ‘distraught’ after police seize his medical cannabis

POLICE Scotland has defended its actions after it emerged that officers threatened to charge a local man with drugs possession after his regular delivery …
Female participation ‘to be discussed’ at next Up Helly Aa committee meeting

Female participation ‘to be discussed’ at next Up Helly Aa committee meeting

ALLOWING women to be part of squads at Lerwick’s Up Helly Aa is something that will “definitely” be discussed when the committee meets next …
'It's time to start talking' – says equality campaigner who has set up camp outside Lerwick Town Hall

'It's time to start talking' – says equality campaigner who has set up camp outside Lerwick Town Hall

A LOCAL gender equality campaigner has started a silent vigil outside Lerwick Town Hall in an attempt to force Shetland Islands Council (SIC) into …
Cruise ship to visit Lerwick next week in early start to season

Cruise ship to visit Lerwick next week in early start to season

CRUISE ships are set to return to Lerwick this year as early as February in a boost to the sector in its ongoing recovery …
SMUHA Vikings take to the streets of Glasgow to mark the opening of Celtic Connections festival

SMUHA Vikings take to the streets of Glasgow to mark the opening of Celtic Connections festival

CELTIC Connections, Europe’s premier winter music festival, opened in spectacular style this weekend with a celebratory Viking torch-lit march through the streets of Glasgow, courtesy of the …
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