Councillors reverse planning decision on Papa Stour solar panels
Councillors have overturned a decision from the planning department to refuse solar panels on the Papa Stour kirk. SIC planners had rejected an application for…
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Five community groups earn share of Scottish government funding
Ability Shetland, Shetland Rape Crisis and Sandwick Carnegie Hall are among the successful groups earning a share of a £3 million Scottish government fund. More…
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Jim Wallace to be succeeded as Kirk moderator
A former isles MP’s time as Kirk moderator ends today [Saturday] as the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly gets under way in Edinburgh.
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Save Lunna kirk petition passes 1,000 signatures
A petition to save the Lunna kirk from sale has been signed more than 1,000 times in just three days. It was started by Virginia…
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Final six churches to be sold off later this year
The last six isles churches up for closure will be sold off later this year, the Church of Scotland has said. Over the course of…
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Kirk moderator makes whistle-stop tour
Lord Wallace has made a whistle-stop tour of Shetland in his role as the moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The…
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Lord Wallace becomes Kirk moderator
Former Shetland and Orkney MP Jim Wallace has been formally appointed Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
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Scotland could learn from isles congregations, says Kirk Moderator
The Moderator of the Church of Scotland has heaped praise on the way congregations have reacted to the need to consolidate kirks.
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Merger of Shetland and Aberdeen presbyteries moves closer
A proposal to unite the Church of Scotland’s Shetland and Aberdeen presbyteries has been agreed. The move follows meetings in Shetland on 13th October and…
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Kirk numbers to be reduced
The number of Church of Scotland buildings will be cut by two thirds, following a meeting of the Shetland Presbytery on Saturday.
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Tingwall parish kirks face uncertain future
A shortfall in the coffers may mean the three churches in the Tingwall parish could struggle to survive beyond the next two years.
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By LOUISE THOMASON REFURBISHMENTS to St Columba’s Church in Lerwick are almost complete. The renovation, undertaken by Irvine Contractors and overseen by Peter Johnson Partnership…
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