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Flights grounded at Tingwall Airport
Tingwall Airport has temporarily been closed today (Monday) after a fault was found in a fire engine. Finding the fault means that without sufficient cover…
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NHS raise awareness for mouth cancer campaign
Word of mouth is the key to raise awareness of cancer, according to the public dental service as they back a campaign to support Mouth…
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Robinson elected in Shetland West by-election
Mark Robinson has won the Shetland West by-election, by more than 300 votes. He had lost out in the local authority election in May by…
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Delayed sailings expected
Due to poor conditions there are delays expected on sailings to and from Lerwick. Hjaltland is due to leave Lerwick at 7pm but arrival in…
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Hogmanay party to go ahead for first time since 2019
Hogmanay celebrations will be held at Mareel in person for the first time in three years. Tickets for two separate events will be on sale…
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Young people invited to stand for community councils
The door has been left open for young people to stand for Lerwick Community Council. Last night’s [Monday’s] meeting heard five vacant seats were available….
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Wednesday freight crossings cancelled
Freight sailings have been cancelled to and from Lerwick today (Wednesday) and will resume tomorrow. Delays are predicted by NorthLink for sailings on today and…
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Henshall’s coat to be auctioned in aid of Glasgow school
Douglas Henshall’s pea coat from the BBC series Shetland is to go up for auction next week, raising money for a Glasgow school. Starting at…
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Coastguard rescue delayed in poor weather
Poor weather has hampered a rescue attempt of an injured crewman. Shetland Coastguard were called to airlift the man from a fishing vessel on Tuesday…
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NHS patient travel office re-opened
NHS Shetland’s patient travel department re-opened on Burgh Road today (Tuesday) at Montfield. The new office will be open from Monday to Friday for the…
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Delays are predicted by NorthLink for sailings on Wednesday and Thursday due to adverse weather. Winds of 46mph are forecast by the Met Office for…
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Fire festival return delights licensing board
Councillors said it was good to see fire festivals return next year as Scalloway British Legion was granted a late licence for the 2023 fire…
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No council strikes as deal is agreed
Council workers will have their new offer back dated to April as Unison and SIC work on new deal which has been agreed. Last week…
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Premises licences must be paid by end of the week
Businesses which have not paid their premises licence have to the end of the week before the SIC launch a review. There were five businesses…
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