Council offers households help during gull nesting season
Help is available for households facing problems with aggressive gulls during nesting season. Shetland Islands Council is asking property owners who think they may have a…
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Urgent appeal for more Shetland care workers to help in Covid-19 crisis
Shetland folk with experience of working in social care could be called upon to help during the Covid-19 crisis. Shetland Islands Council is asking people…
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Shetlanders ignoring Covid-19 lockdown warning told ‘this is not a holiday’
Sheltland health leaders have warned the Covid-19 lockdown must not be treated as a “holiday”, following reports of folk socialising in public. Public health consultant…
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Council suspends use of bottle banks
Shetland Islands Council is asking householders not to take their glass to bottle banks until the coronavirus pandemic has passed.
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Lerwick Coastguard rescues offshore worker taken ill on platform
Lerwick Coastguard crew were involved in a 10-hour mission to help an offshore worker who had been taken ill last night (Thursday). The emergency call…
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Council removes Knab footpath gates
The council has removed the two main gates to the Knab footpath in Lerwick to reduce the coronavirus risk. The gates at the Breiwick Road…
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Council ferries to switch to reduced basic timetable
A restricted inter-island ferry timetable will be introduced next week serving “critical” needs in isles’ communities.
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NorthLink introduces temporary lifeline timetable
NorthLink has introduced a new temporary timetable, which it said still provided a “lifeline service between mainland Scotland and the Northern Isles whilst reflecting travel…
READ FULL STORYTaxi drivers to quiz passengers on whether journeys are essential
Taxi drivers will be asking passengers whether their journeys are essential during the current Covid-19 pandemic. Shetland Islands Council announced today (Thursday) that passengers should…
READ FULL STORYNHS Shetland ready to help other areas if need arises
Isles health professionals could be deployed to help out in areas most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic – but only if it does not impact…
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Frontline staff tested for coronavirus
Frontline staff working for NHS Shetland are being tested for coronavirus
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Deadline removed for early learning expansion hours
The Scottish government is no longer calling on local authorities to deliver 1,140 hours of funded childcare from August because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Offshore worker airlifted to Tingwall for treatment at Gilbert Bain Hospital
An offshore worker has been airlifted to the isles for treatment after being taken ill this afternoon. UK Coastguard said it was called to an…
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Two more isles patients have tested positive for Covid-19, according to official figures. Scottish government figures for March 31st state the total number of positive…
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