About Keegan Murray
Reporter for The Shetland Times. Interested in politics, literature and music. Born and bred Shetlander. Long suffering Newcastle United supporter.
About Keegan Murray
Posts by Keegan Murray:
76th anniversary of the Battle of Britain marked by Hillhead ceremony
• The Royal Air Force flag was flying above Town Hall this morning as part of a ceremony marking the 76th anniversary of the Battle
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Shetland woman at the cutting edge of medical research
• Avril Robertson’s research in medicinal chemistry has recently received commercial backing, attracting an investment of 15 million euros. • Her research could produce treatments
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Ward boundary changes are put on hold
• Council ward boundaries in Shetland will remain the same for next year’s elections, though changes are likely to occur before 2022. • Boundaries across
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Things turn sour as Ness dairy farmer gives up after 30 years
• A South Mainland dairy farmer will quit producing milk by the beginning of next year, saying that he sees no “long-term future” for the
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WATCH: ‘Exiled’ pianist to launch classical season with homecoming concert
Shetland born pianist and composer Neil Georgeson will launch Shetland Arts’ classical season on Thursday with his first local performance in over four years.
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Inter-island transport under the microscope
A number of public meetings have been held this week to discuss the future of inter-island transport links.
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Cooper bars public from meeting on promoting Shetland
• The divisive idea that a meeting discussing the case for promoting Shetland should be held in private left the council chamber split this morning.
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Festival celebrates collaboration between Hawley and Longinotto
Two standout guests at the 10th Screenplay film festival are twice Mercury prize-nominated musician Richard Hawley and BBC Grierson Trustees’ Award-winning director Kim Longinotto.
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Large stretches of road throughout Shetland have gone without road markings for several weeks owing to budget cuts. As the council does not have the…
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Yousaf: Islands’ needs are at heart of government’s agenda
Islands minister Humza Yousaf has lauded the “significant” cultural and economic contribution island communities make to Scotland while announcing the progression of the Islands Bill.
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Farmer claims more sheep have been shot
A North Mainland farmer has renewed claims that his sheep are being shot dead.
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Young volunteers congratulated at passing out ceremony
• Twenty-four young people from around Shetland were rewarded for their volunteering efforts at a passing out ceremony on Thursday evening. • The youngsters have
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Glorious weather brings a bumper crowd to Cunningsburgh Show
The weather broke just in time to greet visitors to Wednesday’s 72nd Cunningsburgh Show with glorious sunshine.
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Pupils celebrate excellent set of results
The nail-biting wait for exam results finally came to an end today when 617 local pupils received their grades by text, email and post.
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