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Inverness boat Rosebloom aground on Soldian rock
An Inverness-registered fishing boat went aground on a rock north of Lerwick Harbour early on Saturday morning.
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Architect appointed to design new Fair Isle Bird Observatory
Plans to rebuild the Fair Isle Bird Observatory, which was completely destroyed by a fire in March, have taken a step further with the appointment
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Sullom Voe Terminal restructuring rejected by union members
Members of the Unite union at Sullom Voe Terminal have rejected proposals by EnQuest to restructure the company.
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Black Watch is 99th and final cruise ship caller for 2019
A positive season for the cruise industry at Lerwick Harbour drew to a close this week with the final arrival for 2019 – the 99th
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Games team thanks sponsor Malakoff for its support
Members of Shetland Island Games Association (Siga) have presented Malakoff representatives with a framed team photo to thank them for their support as official team
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New Zephyr ready to make her way home
Another new Whalsay pelagic boat, the Zephyr, will shortly be leaving for home after being completed at the Larsnes Mekaniske Verksted shipyard in Norway.
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Bereavement support volunteers receive certificates
A group of volunteers saw their efforts for the Shetland Bereavement Support Service (SBSS) recognised as they received certificates on Saturday evening.
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Burgess steps down as SIC member for Shetland Central
Scalloway man Mark Burgess has resigned from Shetland Islands Council, after seven years representing the Shetland Central ward.
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Amenity trust to stage ‘peatbog restoration day’ at Sandy Loch
To coincide with the global climate strike on Friday, Shetland Amenity Trust is inviting people to go along and take some practical action on climate
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Swan back after Faroese trip to celebrate historicial fishing links
Shetland’s sail training ship the Swan recently returned from a 12-day trip to Faroe where, as always, the crew and passengers were made very welcome
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Hannay is a dialect prize winner again at Screenplay festival
Yell resident Stuart Hannay has won the Shetland ForWirds dialect prize at the Screenplay film festival for the second year running.
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Rain fails to dampen spirits at annual Unst Show
Saturday’s Unst Show was voted a big success, despite the downpour for much of the day.
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Protest in Lerwick over planned suspension of UK parliament
A number of people took the streets of Lerwick on Saturday to protest against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s planned “prorogation” of the UK parliament.
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Music fans can enjoy ‘open mic’ evenings around isles
As part of its “Oot & Aboot” programme a Shetland Arts musical event is going on tour this month, visiting Sandwick, Fetlar and Walls.
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