All leisure centres to remain closed until February
All eight of Shetland Recreational Trust’s (SRT) leisure centres will remain shut until at least the beginning of February. SRT chief executive Steven Laidlaw said…
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South Mainland festival cancelled for another year
The South Mainland Up-Helly-A’ (Smuha) festival has been pushed back to 2022. The festival was originally postponed only days before it was set to be…
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Covid situation in Shetland is ‘stabilising’, first minister tells MSPs
The Covid-19 outbreak in Shetland is “stabilising”, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told an emergency sitting of the Scottish parliament. MSPs were recalled to Holyrood for…
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Three in hospital with Covid
Three patients are now in the Gilbert Bain Hospital due to Covid-19.
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Health board ‘cautiously optimistic’ as no new cases recorded
NHS Shetland has confirmed there have been no new Covid cases today (Saturday 2nd January). Public health consultant Susan Laidlaw said she was “cautiously optimistic”…
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Fourteen Covid cases in past 24 hours
NHS Shetland has confirmed a further 14 cases today (Friday 1st January). That takes the number of cases to 72 for the current cluster. Public…
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NHS Shetland has recorded a further four Covid cases today (Thursday 31st December).
READ FULL STORYEleven new overnight Covid cases
Eleven new coronavirus cases have been recorded overnight. That takes the overall total for the current outbreak to 54. NHS Shetland said these were “largely…
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Isles folk recognised in Queen’s New Year Honours list
Two Shetland people will be awarded British Empire Medals after being recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours list.
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Public health consultant Susan Laidlaw said there were now more than 300 people self-isolating due to the outbreak.
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Shetland to remain under level three restrictions
Shetland will remain under level three of coronavirus restrictions, despite rising case numbers. The isles were placed in level three on Boxing Day, but have…
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Two more Covid cases recorded overnight
NHS Shetland has recorded a further two coronavirus cases overnight. This brings the total number of cases for the current outbreak to 36. Public health…
READ FULL STORYAnother four cases takes outbreak total to 34
A further four Covid cases have been recorded today (Tuesday 29th December). That brings the total for the current outbreak to 34 cases. NHS Shetland…
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Convener calls for the community to pull together
Council convener Malcolm Bell has called on the whole community to play a part in keeping safe this Hogmanay and into the New Year. “We…
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