Mr Pot and Mr Kettle (Jonathan Wills)
The basic problem with public funding of our ferries is that no government (including the one in which Tavish Scott was transport minister) has ever
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Energy reality check (John Tulloch)
In the same week when the UK government was cracking down on energy costs with a price cap proposal, we had the extraordinary, simultaneous announcement…
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Alien monstrosities (Johann Siebert)
Amidst the SIC’s self-congratulatory hype surrounding the opening of the new AHS building, some may recall when travellers into Lerwick along Scalloway Road could turn…
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Last week’s Shetland Times article with Barbara Rosie was brilliant, and a fantastic prelude to the hostel reunion which takes place this month.
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Shetland Amenity Trust responds to former employee’s criticism. What do you think is the best way to solve the trust’s financial crisis?
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I have thought long and hard about whether to write this letter but I am deeply concerned that staff at Shetland Amenity Trust are facing
READ FULL STORYNonsensical proposal (Sue Wailoo)
In response to recent correspondence about plans to to connect Shetland to the National Grid there was a public consultation meeting on 16th August at
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Well done NorthLink for their contribution to The Swan Trust (last week’s <i>Shetland Times</i>. I wonder – do any of the wealthier fishing vessels of…
READ FULL STORYIdiocy of green lobby (Ian Tinkler)
I find it quite extraordinary that such arrant nonsense is being peddled by the green lobby to justify their follies of the past (for example,…
READ FULL STORYAirlines’ playground tactics (Angela Hunt)
Air travel from Shetland will remain a pleasant experience if staff on the rival airlines Loganair and Flybe are mindful of the need to be…
READ FULL STORYBroadband troubles (James Sandison)
I read with interest Paul Meyer’s comments in The Shetland Times on his broadband speeds falling short of what had been promised by BT.
READ FULL STORYBlatantly disheartening (Eleanor Eunson)
As former chair of Living Lerwick, I have been following the reports and correspondence over the past few weeks and feel compelled to make the…
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I would like to take this opportunity to thank most sincerely all those who took the time out of their day on 17th July to
READ FULL STORYPlanning obstacles (Vic Thomas)
Shetland Islands Council’s planning and building control, be it the interpretation of Scottish planning guidelines or the Local Plan, is working against Shetland.
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