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Investigation as 16 die in worst helicopter crash since Chinook
By NEIL RIDDELL Sixteen people have been killed in the worst helicopter disaster in the North Sea since the Chinook tragedy more than 20 years…
READ FULL STORYConstruction of Mareel to begin ‘within weeks’
By NEIL RIDDELL Construction of Shetland’s £12.2 million cinema and music venue Mareel will finally get underway in “a matter of weeks” after the contract…
READ FULL STORYSubsidised cafes reviewed
By NEIL RIDDELL The days of eating bacon rolls, sandwiches and hot meals subsidised by the public purse could become a thing of the past…
READ FULL STORYTrust should not fund new school
By NEIL RIDDELL Using Shetland Charitable Trust funds to pay for the £50 million new Anderson High School would be “complete nonsense”, according to an…
READ FULL STORYTrust’s investment ethics questioned
By NEIL RIDDELL The charitable trust’s lack of an ethical policy for investing around £150 million of the isles’ oil funds, which leaves some of…
READ FULL STORYTrust may pay for new north boat
By NEIL RIDDELL Tens of millions of pounds of community funds could be poured into a Shetland-built and owned vessel to replace one of NorthLink’s…
READ FULL STORYSIC relationship with trust to be reviewed
By NEIL RIDDELL The SIC is to spend £50,000 on getting its lawyers to review its relationship with Shetland Charitable Trust, it was agreed this…
READ FULL STORY… as trustees approve project handover
By NEIL RIDDELL Shetland Charitable Trust has finally agreed to reimburse the council for its expenditure to date on the Viking Energy windfarm after trustees…
READ FULL STORYHealth board in talks over restoring second ambulance
By NEIL RIDDELL NHS Shetland hopes to learn before the end of the month whether the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) is willing to sanction the…
READ FULL STORYKing maintains hold on Forvik and tells Hill to stop ‘mischief’
By NEIL RIDDELL The man who says he is the rightful owner of Forewick Holm, or Forvik, has expelled udal law campaigner Stuart Hill from…
READ FULL STORYStop windfarm payments, says group
By NEIL RIDDELL Campaign group Sustainable Shetland is calling on the SIC to cease making payments towards the Viking Energy windfarm project and take urgent…
READ FULL STORYCouncil steps up broadband campaign
By NEIL RIDDELL The council is trying to start a co-ordinated cross-party political campaign to secure wider and faster broadband internet access for Shetlanders. There…
READ FULL STORYCounty team’s Highland fling cut short by league changes
By NEIL RIDDELL Shetland’s brief involvement in the Highland League Challenge Cup has come to an end after the organisation which runs the competition informed…
READ FULL STORYWar of words over Forvik after island owner reveals it was gift
By NEIL RIDDELL An extraordinary and highly personalised spat has broken out over the ownership status of Forvik, the small island off Papa Stour which…
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