Council staff leave Hayfield House amid repairs to leaking roof
Repairs are being carried out on the leaking roof of Hayfield House – the headquarters of the SIC’s children’s services department.
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Power outage after underground cable damaged
Around 300 homes were left in the dark this morning (Tuesday) after an underground power cable was hit. SSEN admitted a contractor working on its…
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Simmer dim biker safety event launched
A pilot scheme aimed at motorcyclists has been launched by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS). The scheme, soon to be launched and trialled…
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Pupils from across the world arrive in Lerwick for global conference
Students from Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, Sweden, Australia and South Africa made their way to the Anderson High School this morning for the Global Classroom
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Runners cross the finishing line in Simmer Dim half marathon
The annual Simmer Dim half marathon was held today (Sunday) from Cunningsburgh to Clickimin.
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Celtic fight back to take Madrid Cup
Celtic beat Whitedale 6-3 to take the Madrid Cup.
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Loganair’s former boss claims compensation for flight disruption is ‘overly generous’
Loganair’s former chief has stoked controversy by claiming the compensation for flight disruption is “overly generous”. Jonathan Hinkles, who left the airline in January, said…
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Pride brings rainbow of colour to dreich Lerwick
A rainbow of colour brightened the grey streets of Lerwick this morning as the third annual Pride parade set off from the Market Cross.
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Crisis talks to save tourist centre from closure
Crisis talks are to be held over the future of Lerwick tourist information centre after its closure date was confirmed – with hopes for a possible
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Concerns raised over Northern Isles e-bike tours
An MSP has called on the Scottish government to get to grips problems surrounding cycling groups off cruise ships. Jame Halcro Johnston raised questions over…
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Lifeboat launched to aid vessel in difficulty
Lerwick Lifeboat provided assistance last night to an 11-metre yacht with engine problems that had anchored off the Mousa. The Irish-registered yacht with two crew…
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Yacht crews sign up for annual contest
Yachts competing in the next international race to visit Lerwick will cross the North Sea twice to determine the winner of the annual event. The…
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In this week’s Shetland Times
In today’s (Friday 14th June) edition of The Shetland Times: • EXCLUSIVE: Significant number of sex crimes against children have been recorded • EXCLUSIVE: Fladdabister woman…
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Thermal imaging binoculars gifted to RNLI
The crew of the Lerwick lifeboat crew has accepted a donation of thermal imaging binoculars to aid their night-time search and rescue. The donation has…
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