Dubious feast awaiting? (John Tulloch)
Our Islands, Our Future (OIOF), originally created to campaign for significant local powers for Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles councils, has reportedly been absorbed…
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Why are they falling in? (The Rev David Cooper)
You carry news of the relocation of the Shetland Food Bank from the Salvation Army building to St Magnus Street in Lerwick. The food bank…
READ FULL STORYCriticism is ‘childish twaddle’ (Ian Tinkler)
Unfortunately, some nationalists and politically-motivated, or perhaps just ignorant souls, have taken it upon themselves to do everything they can to defame and criticise Wir…
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Patient participation
Further to your piece about the Lerwick Health Centre in last week’s Shetland Times. It would help hugely if the Lerwick Health Centre had a…
READ FULL STORYThe ‘disaster’ that wasn’t (Gordon J Stewart)
It is hardly a month since the IMF was telling us that voting to leave the EU would be a disaster. But they have now
READ FULL STORYTrust should be independent (Kathy Greaves)
A front page article in The Shetland Times dated 1st July (Members say “no” to councillor trustees) goes on to quote councillor Allan Wishart as
READ FULL STORYImmense ego of Skene (Ian Selbie)
According to Danus Skene’s article (The Shetland Times, 15th July), he has one immense ego if he believes that his being ill around election time
READ FULL STORYMega-shambles at ‘Wasteminster’
Over the past two weeks we have all witnessed another “mega-shambles” in “Wasteminster”.
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Thanks to Tesco and Fareshare (David Grieve)
I am writing as one of the organisers of Shetland Foodbank to offer, on behalf of our clients, a huge thank you to all those…
READ FULL STORYProject fear continues (Stuart Hill)
The Scottish Parliament has released figures purporting to show that rural communities will suffer a 28 per cent shortfall in funding as a result of…
READ FULL STORYWhy Whalsay voted out (Joseph Kay)
After over 40 years of EU rule the British people democratically voted for “British independence”.
READ FULL STORYEU citizens welcome (Robbie McGregor)
Shetland and Scotland must not be dragged out of the EU against our will. Every avenue of negotiation must be explored. The First Minister has…
READ FULL STORYPotential merger (Les Sinclair)
The Shetland Times of 1st May carried a report which quoted a senior SIC manager as saying that Shetland’s present tertiary education provision could be
READ FULL STORYDisappointing isles vote (James Titcomb)
The results announced this morning are both exceedingly good news for Shetland, but also somewhat disappointing.
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