Posts by Ryan Nicolson:
Handmade galley set for fiery demise
A handmade galley is set to be burned tonight – but not in the King Harald Street play park. The smaller replica has been built…
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Bill appears at cross for postponed 2021 festival
There might be no Lerwick Up-Helly-A’ today – but a bill has still appeared at the Market Cross to mark the festival. Jarl Neil Moncrieff…
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Town Hall to play Up-Helly-A’ song
There will be no Up-Helly-A’ festivities on the last Tuesday of January – but the Lerwick Town Hall will pay its own tribute to the…
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People aged 70-79 to be invited to get Covid vaccine
People between the ages of 70 and 79 will receive letters inviting them to get their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine shortly, First Minister…
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Two new cases as total continues to rise
Shetland has recorded a further two cases today (Saturday 23rd January). The isles have now recorded 16 cases since Monday, and 17 cases in the…
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Seafood supply issues ‘steadily improving’, minister says
Issues in the seafood supply chain in the aftermath of Brexit are “steadily improving”, UK government minister for Scotland David Duguid has said. Mr Duguid…
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One new death and one new Covid case recorded
A further death related to Covid has been allocated to Shetland’s total, according to Public Health Scotland. The death was recorded on Wednesday 20th January….
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Two further cases recorded
Two further coronavirus cases have been recorded today (Thursday 21st January). The isles have now recorded 13 cases since Monday, and 129 since the 21st…
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All leisure centres to remain shut until mid-February
All of Shetland’s leisure centres will remain closed until mid-February at the earliest. Shetland Recreational Trust (SRT) said they would review the current situation again…
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Shetland has recorded a further three cases in the past 24 hours. One appeared to be an isolated case, NHS Shetland said, while the other…
READ FULL STORYFive new Covid cases takes overall total to 200
Shetland has hit the grim milestone of 200 Covid cases since the pandemic began. Five new coronavirus cases were recorded on Tuesday (19th January). NHS…
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Sunday papers shelved by Loganair again
Loganair will not be bringing Sunday papers to the isles once again. The airline said they would be operating a “skeleton schedule”, with only one…
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Three more Covid cases recorded
Three new coronavirus cases have been recorded today (Monday 18th January). That takes the isles overall total to 195. NHS Shetland said the cases were…
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Petition handed to council calling for Viking construction work to be stopped
A petition with over 1,200 signatures calling for work to be halted on the Viking Energy windfarm has been handed to the Shetland Islands Council….
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