Planning inconsistencies (Mike Bennett)
“I’m an elected councillor and the people I represent want this to happen.” So says Jonathan Wills (Shetland Times, 11th December) on the subject of
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Crisis time for football (Liam Billington)
This year was in many ways an excellent one for football in Shetland. A high-quality league season ended with Celtic clinching the title in a
READ FULL STORYNuclear waste transport risks (Tor Justad)
I refer to the item headed “Politicians get ready for a fight to ensure tug provision remains” (Shetland Times, 4th December).
READ FULL STORYThink again Alistair (Jonathan Wills)
I have just written to our MP, Alistair Carmichael, as follows and I urge friends and colleagues to do likewise: “Dear Alistair, “I didn’t write…
READ FULL STORYMeeting our ferry needs (Danus Skene)
This SNP Scottish government is getting on with the job of doing everything it can to meet the needs of the country’s island communities.
READ FULL STORYNot that gullible (Billy Fox)
The front door closes and there is yet more junk mail on the mat. Top of the pile is someone leading the fight on every…
READ FULL STORYInexorable Drift (Mike McDonnell)
Brenda Wilcock’s implication (Readers’ Views, 27th November) that I “do not want any questions asked about this SNP government” is well off target. I am…
READ FULL STORYDisappointing response (Brenda Wilcock)
I was disappointed to see another intemperate letter from Mike McDonnell directed towards Tavish Scott. Tavish’s health consultation gave rise to some 800 responses from…
READ FULL STORYParis in all our thoughts (David Grieve)
In recent weeks, the city of Paris has been constantly in the news because of the horrendous events of Friday 13th November. For the next…
READ FULL STORYAnother planning farce! (Mike Bennett)
I write in support of Henry Francesco MacColl and his proposed Italian pizzeria/restaurant between Voe and Brae. That council officials should reject his plans on…
READ FULL STORYWir Shetland policies (John Tulloch)
Thank you, Gordon Thomson for your and Shetland Labour Party’s interest in Wir Shetland. Wir Shetland is a new multi-party organization – two weeks old…
READ FULL STORYLet’s have it explained (Leslie Lowes)
According to the current AA tables, the cost of driving a car, including fuel, tyres, maintenance and assuming an average 10,000 miles a year, is…
READ FULL STORYMore detail required (Gordon Thomson)
Shetland Labour Party are happy to hear what the Wir Shetland group have to offer but would need to hear more detail from them in…
READ FULL STORYWorst of human nature (David Spence)
Put very bluntly … as long as money is the controlling factor of any society, then it will fail in every aspect of what would
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