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Shetland stood alone in its fight over the rental for Sullom Voe terminal, SIC convener Mr A. I. Tulloch said this week, after the oil
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Letter from Edinburgh
The Lonely Planet is a great publication. It’s a go-to travel guide book on everywhere and anywhere in the world. My sister, being rather better
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Earlier this summer the Chancellor brought forward his emergency budget and outlined the scale of the cuts that were having to be made to public
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One of the un-named backers of the proposed marine service base at Basta Voe in Yell has withdrawn after its offer to buy Oilfield Seabases
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We debated aircraft carriers being built on the Clyde and Firth of Forth, the Nimrod base at RAF Kinloss in Morayshire and the merits of
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A unique combination of wind, water and diesel could bring a constant supply of electricity to Foula.
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Muckle Roe is to get a new bridge – but until it is built a 10 tonne weight restriction will have to be enforced on
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Over the years party conferences have become something to be endured rather than enjoyed, so it was somewhat unusual to find myself looking forward to
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Next to the Fraser Peterson Centre at Mossbank, something new is emerging from the soil and it’s not just grass.
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For the people of Sound a £140,000 dream will become reality tomorrow afternoon with the opening of their new community hall.
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The arrival of Greenpeace in the islands last month saw an incredible upsurge in public debate and discussion, particularly on the pages of Shetlink.com. Usually
READ FULL STORYMaritime: Sailing to Norway
Sailing across to Norway is something Shetland yachts do almost as regularly as south coast ones go to France, and I was keen to do
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It was 1939 at Toab, Virkie. As in homes all over Britain, the Peterson family were listening to the news on the wireless. Robbie, four
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Almost unnoticed, a little yacht sailed into Lerwick Harbour during the lunch hour on Saturday. Under headsail, mainsail an a big Genoa jib, she ran
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