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WATCH: Accident causes delays at Gremista
A two-vehicle collision caused disruption to traffic on the A970 main road outside the Gremista power station this afternoon (Tuesday). A bus and a car…
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Government faces pressure over helicopter response times
Pressure is being brought to the UK government over controversial proposals to change coastguard helicopter response times. Isles MP Alistair Carmichael has demanded the transport…
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In this week’s Shetland Times
In today’s (Friday 20th October) edition of The Shetland Times:
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More ferries cancelled, says NorthLink
Tomorrow’s (Friday) ferry services have been cancelled, NorthLink confirmed. Disruption is set to continue over the weekend as Storm Babet wreaks havoc across Scotland. All…
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NorthLink cancels Thursday’s sailings
NorthLink has cancelled all of its sailings tomorrow (Thursday) in anticipation of poor conditions as a result of Storm Babet. Earlier this week, the ferry…
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Woman involved in A970 crash near Brae
A car was involved in a crash on the A970 main road near Brae yesterday (Monday) evening. Police became aware of the single-vehicle incident just…
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Whalsay kirk funding in place for buyout
Whalsay Kirk Development Company says it has received funding to purchase the building. Although there has been no confirmation of how much money it has…
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High probability of cancellations, NorthLink says
NorthLink is reminding passengers that there will be disruption to its services this week, as tomorrow’s (Wednesday) sailing from Lerwick will leave three-and-a-half hours earlier…
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Second female jarl voted in for Smuha 2028
Theresa Goodlad has been voted to be the Guizer Jarl for the South Mainland Up-Helly-A’ in 2028. Ms Goodlad becomes only the second woman, after…
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Single vessel on Yell Sound service
The Yell Sound ferry service is to run with a single ferry for two days beginning today (Monday). After damage was sustained on the vessel…
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Scottish government commits to 11,000 new rural and island homes
New plans to deliver 11,000 affordable homes which can “bolster” the housing strategies in rural and island communities was published by the Scottish government. Government…
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Rare yellow warbler spotted
The image of this rare American Yellow Warbler was taken in Hoswick yesterday [Thursday] by Mark Rayment. This is just the fourth Shetland record, and…
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Weather affects NorthLink sailings
There have been changes to the NorthLink schedule today (Friday) due to poor weather. The ferry operator says both sailings of freight vessels – north…
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Several NorthLink services will face delays due to poor conditions this weekend, the ferry operator has said. Tonight (Thursday), Hrossey’s scheduled 5pm departure north from…
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