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UK minister commends industries on spaceport visit
Visiting UK minister John Lamont has expressed admiration for Shetland’s industries. And during a trip to the spaceport in Unst, Mr Lamont spoke of how…
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Social worker awarded fostering commendation
A council employee has won a commendation for “outstanding contribution by a social worker”. Victoria Cumming, a social worker in the SIC’s family placement team,…
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Carmichael plants stake at parliament ahead of Remembrance Sunday
Isles MP Alistair Carmichael planted a stake in parliament’s Garden of Remembrance on Thursday. This comes ahead of Remembrance Sunday, to honour those who have…
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Northlink predicts delays
Northlink ferries have said that current weather forecasts are like to cause disruptions with coming services. Disruptions are predicted to take place between Tuesday 15th…
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Poll shows overwhelming numbers support local fishing, fishing body says
Overwhelming numbers of the public believe the government should not be allowed to squeeze fishing communities out of our seas, a fishing body has said….
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Businesses leave their mark at tourism awards
Shetland left its mark on the Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards (HITA) this year. Popular Lerwick eatery No 88 said they were “over the moon”…
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Cost of living support hub opens in Lerwick
Shetland Islands Council has opened a new hub in Lerwick to provide cost of living support to those in need. Located next to the former…
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Mass meet for Up-Helly-A’ return
The Mareel auditorium was bursting at the seams last night for the first mass meet in three years. On top of the normal proceedings, an…
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NHS to contact next age group for vaccines
People aged between 50 and 64 will soon be offered appointments for Covid boosters and flu vaccinations. Since September, over 5,000 Covid boosters and over…
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Unusual visitor at Sumburgh Airport
A strange aircraft was seen visiting Sumburgh Airport this weekend. The craft, which did not land, was a US Air Force Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey…
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In this week’s Shetland Times
In today’s (Friday, 21st October) edition of The Shetland Times: Shetland was plunged into a communications blackout after a severed cable shut down phone, internet,…
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Shetland Arts and amenity trust join financial forces
Shetland Arts and the Shetland Amenity Trust have announced a new collaboration in their financial management. Due to this, Shetland Arts are recruiting a new…
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Study into ‘abundance’ of monkfish around isles
The Shetland Fishermen’s Association has commissioned a new study into an alleged abundance of monkfish around the isles. UHI Shetland has already taken on the…
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Coastguard rescue man overboard
Coastguard rescued a fisherman who went overboard in the North Sea yesterday (Sunday). The incident took place 93 nautical miles east of Fraserburgh. A distress…
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