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Conservation group’s vessel leaves for Faroe after £520,000 is raised in security
The Sea Shepherd Conservation society’s flagship vessel Steve Irwin has finally left Lerwick, almost three weeks later than intended, after £520,000 was raised in security
READ FULL STORYFootball and hockey teams get ready to entertain Orkney rivals
Shetland’s temporary senior football manager Niall Bristow has named a youthful-looking squad to face Orkney in tomorrow night’s inter-county clash at Gilbertson Park.
READ FULL STORYConvener pledges community will do its best to help grieving Norwegians after shocking killings
Flags are flying at half mast in Lerwick today as politicians and the organisers of the Tall Ships Races express their heartfelt sympathy with Norway
READ FULL STORYAnger after new housing project is delayed following legal challenge
Shetland’s largest building firm DITT has reacted angrily after the SIC unexpectedly abandoned plans to award it a lucrative contract to build 76 affordable homes
READ FULL STORYTrustees approve extra cash for Viking windfarm
Trustees of Shetland Charitable Trust have sanctioned a £420,000 cash injection to help cover Viking Energy’s running costs between now and March 2012, provoking a
READ FULL STORYRenewed attempt to push ahead with Olnafirth school closure rejected
A fresh attempt to defy the wishes of the Scottish government and proceed with a consultation on shutting Olnafirth Primary School was comfortably defeated during
READ FULL STORYBurravoe and Uyeasound parents make formal appeal for government call-in
Parents in Burravoe and Uyeasound this week submitted formal written appeals asking the Scottish government to call in and overturn the SIC’s plans to shut
READ FULL STORYSIC remote working on the rise despite frustrations
Commuting 20 miles to and from Lerwick for five days every week can set workers back thousands of pounds and cost them hundreds of hours
READ FULL STORYMurray goes west with cultural giants to explore St Kilda history
Shetland-based writer and schoolteacher Donald Murray says he will be “honoured” to rub shoulders with two greatly-revered figures within UK culture next week when he
READ FULL STORYScottish government wants rural school closures halted until June 2012
The SNP government has announced a year-long moratorium on rural school closures, prompting Shetland MSP Tavish Scott to demand that education minister Mike Russell overturn
READ FULL STORYOil wealth fund managers beat the market but council outspends growth
The fund managers entrusted with taking care of Shetland Islands Council’s oil wealth achieved a well-above average stock market return of £23 million last year,
READ FULL STORYExtra income boost for SRT
Shetland Recreational Trust has managed to cope with a reduced budget from its funding body, the charitable trust, through a combination of extra income from
READ FULL STORYWork begins on planning for next two decades in Shetland
The SIC is clubbing together with representatives of industry, charities and public bodies for an exercise aimed at identifying what the Shetland community should strive
READ FULL STORYMSP blames disastrous election on ‘toxic’ UK alliance with Tories
As he comes to terms with no longer being a major player in national politics, MSP Tavish Scott said this week that he would be
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