Debate Night travelling ‘virtually’ to Shetland
BBC Scotland’s Debate Night programme hopes to have an audience of people from Shetland and Orkney next week. The programme returned to the channel last…
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WATCH: Lockdown song offers Shetland mum a birthday surprise to treasure
A Shetland mum enjoyed the “best birthday present ever” after her four children collaborated to record her a special song – despite being separated by…
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Young athlete with Shetland connections achieves ‘astonishing’ success in virtual run
A talented young runner with Shetland connections has defeated hundreds of athletes from across the globe in a charity event held virtually to overcome the…
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Government accused of ‘ambivalence’ over dire financial situation facing councils tackling Covid-19
The Scottish government’s suggestion that councils could use their reserves to fight Covid-19 – rather than passing on £155 million of extra funding – has…
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Government urged to ‘immediately’ handover £155m to councils, including Shetland
The Scottish government is facing growing pressure to pass on a multimillion pound Covid-19 fund to local authorities, including the SIC. The Convention of Scottish…
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Shetland makes star appearance in James Martin’s Islands and Highlands show
TV chef James Martin visited the “remote and magical Shetland Islands” during the final episode of of his Islands to Highlands series last night. Martin,…
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From keeper to striker – who were best for Spurs, Thistle, Whalsay and Whitedale?
Selecting a top 11 players from each of Shetland’s current eight premier clubs, covering the past 60 years, was never going to be straightforward.
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Museums could open as early as June with social distancing measures
Heritage leaders hope to open some of Shetland’s cultural sites as early as June after admitting they may have been “overly pessimistic” about the lasting…
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Junior football season may still go ahead
Shetland’s young footballers may still have the opportunity to don their boots this year.
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Shetland’s unofficial Covid-19 cases estimated at more than 200
More than 200 Shetland folk are thought to be “symptomatic” with Covid-19, according to an online app. While the number of official Covid cases and…
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Shetland Times steps in to help in scrubs campaign
An ongoing effort to produce medical scrubs for frontline workers in the fight against coronavirus is getting a helping hand from The Shetland Times.
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WATCH: Former Royal Marine scales ‘Mount Everest’ in back garden for NHS
Former isles resident Kenny Simm is not a man who does anything by halves. The ex-Royal Marine, who grew up in Brae, has been a…
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RAF Typhoons intercept Russian ‘Cold War relics’ near Shetland
Fighter jets were scrambled to monitor two Russian bombers which threatened to enter UK airspace near Shetland. The RAF launched quick reaction alert Typhoons from…
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No new Covid-19 deaths in latest Shetland figures
Shetland’s official figures for deaths related to Covid-19 have shown no increase in the past week. The National Records of Scotland’s (NRS) latest weekly report,…
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