About Keegan Murray
Reporter for The Shetland Times. Interested in politics, literature and music. Born and bred Shetlander. Long suffering Newcastle United supporter.
Reporter for The Shetland Times. Interested in politics, literature and music. Born and bred Shetlander. Long suffering Newcastle United supporter.
The well-loved Fair Isle Bird Observatory was destroyed by fire on Sunday. Firefighters worked through the day on Sunday to bring the blaze under control….
READ FULL STORYMembers of the public will be invited to give their opinion on detailed development proposals for “the last big site within the town of Lerwick”….
READ FULL STORYSchools and ferries are two areas where the council may be forced to make cuts if it is to continue to balance its books. That…
READ FULL STORYCouncillors have opted not to object to a proposal to increase the size of the turbines which will form the Viking Energy windfarm. This came…
READ FULL STORYA meeting to determine whether the council will object to an application to increase the size of the turbines which would form the Viking Energy…
READ FULL STORYNorth Nesting Jarl Steven Cassidy and his band of vikings were greeted by a dull but dry morning as they kicked off proceedings for this…
READ FULL STORYTaxi fares could be set to increase after councillors recommended new tariffs for the industry. Members of the environment and transport committee unanimously backed the…
READ FULL STORYCouncillors have unanimously supported a motion condemning the latest funding offer from the Scottish government.
READ FULL STORYA spectacular galley burning in Scalloway tonight (Friday) heralded the start of Shetland’s fire festival season for 2019. A sizeable crowd turned out to see…
READ FULL STORYAnd we’re off… fire festival season 2019 kicked off in Scalloway this morning (Friday) with a procession of Vikings through the village. Guizer Jarl Maurice…
READ FULL STORYA new bar is set to open in Unst this weekend after being granted a licence at today’s (Tuesday) meeting of the licencing board. Balta…
READ FULL STORYShetland Islands Council has acquired the property organisation, which owns buildings including the so-called “White House”, for around £17.5 million. On Tuesday the SIC and…
READ FULL STORYSome Shetland residents have been left without internet or telephone services owing to work being carried out on the Shefa-2 subsea cable.
READ FULL STORYThe European Union and the United Kingdom must approach Brexit negotiations in a pragmatic fashion in order to avoid negative consequences for both sides. That…
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