Posts by Ryan Nicolson:
Voar Redd Up to go ahead this year
Da Voar Redd Up will go ahead next month, Shetland Amenity Trust has announced. The trust said they were “delighted” that the week-long beach and…
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Wishart kicks off re-election campaign with pledge to lead recovery from Covid
Liberal Democrat candidate Beatrice Wishart has kickstarted her re-election campaign by pledging to re-build the isles economy post-Covid. Ms Wishart launched her official campaign video…
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Brae bairns hold small-scale Up-Helly-A’ celebration
Jarls Gibby the Great (Gibby Wood) and Taylor the Terrific (Taylor Anderson) led the festival with their galley, Rainbow Warrior.
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Two new Covid cases confirmed
Shetland has recorded a further two coronavirus cases today (Thursday 18th March). That takes the total for the current cluster to eight. NHS Shetland said…
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Anti-Viking group says ‘serious breach’ of planning conditions should halt work
Anti-Viking group Save Shetland has said they are “disappointed” by the council’s response to their petition. At Wednesday’s full council meeting, councillors noted a report…
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Councillors stick boot into Hial air traffic plans
Councillors were unanimous in their frustration at Highland and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) plans to centralise air traffic controls from Sumburgh to Inverness. An urgent…
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‘Glaring gaps’ in Viking report, councillor says
Councillor Moraig Lyall has slammed a council report in response to a petition concerning the Viking Energy windfarm project as having “glaring gaps”. A report…
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Council says it was ‘not possible’ to tell parents of Covid case on Sunday
It “wasn’t possible” for parents to be told of a Covid case at Mossbank Primary School on Sunday evening, according to SIC children’s services director…
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Additional Covid case was ‘inevitable’, NHS says
One new positive Covid case has been recorded today (Monday), ending Shetland’s near five-week run without a case. A new case had been expected, after…
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The Mossbank Primary School has been closed after a positive Covid case was discovered. Shetland Islands Council said that a small number of people were…
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Football season back on track as new chairman steps in at SFA
Iain Smith has taken over as president of the Shetland Football Association (SFA). The parish cup association president stepped into the role vacated by Brydon…
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Donations sought to keep Dim Riv alive
A JustGiving page has been set up to keep the historic vessel Dim Riv as a “focal point” of Lerwick. The longship’s committee has said…
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Historic Second World War shell found in garden is destroyed
A “historic” Second World War anti-aircraft shell which was found in a garden in Mossbank had to be dealt with by Royal Navy bomb disposal…
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MSP slams government decision not to help MRI scanner funding
An isles MSP has criticised the Scottish government after they decided not to provide additional funding for an MRI scanner. Health secretary Jeane Freeman wrote…
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