Shetlanders join Rosebank protest in Edinburgh
Members of climate activism group, Shetland Stop Rosebank, joined a national demonstration in Edinburgh today (Tuesday), marking the beginning of a legal challenge against Rosebank…
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Shetland Library receives national award
Shetland Library scooped a top national award in Edinburgh on Friday. The Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) annually celebrates the achievements of libraries across…
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WATCH: WATCH: Harry Styles flies flag for Shetland
Harry Styles was flying the flag for Shetland at a concert in Edinburgh’s BT Murrayfield on Friday. One concert-goer threw the Shetland flag on stage…
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Suffragette success celebrated 100 years on
A group of isles women are attending a mass event this weekend to celebrate 100 years of women having the vote.
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Jarl’s Squad youngsters have a ‘braw’ time at torchlight procession
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations began last night with a helping hand from a group of Vikings from the 2017 Lerwick Jarl’s Squad.
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Diver gets five-year jail sentence for raping woman in Edinburgh
A Shetland resident who escaped justice for seven years following a rape attack was today jailed for five years after being snared by DNA.
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WATCH: Lerwick girl Jennifer Sim on swapping the isles for Edinburgh
For some, the idea of tackling a law degree would be a big enough challenge. But not for Lerwick girl Jennifer Sim.
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Briefcase and bucket? (John C Best)
NHS Shetland has made an executive decision (Trump style) that patients will travel by boat instead of a plane to save money
READ FULL STORYDeafening silence over steel (Andy Holt)
In the midst of the present crisis in the steel industry the silence from our masters and their mistress in Edinburgh is deafening.
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Judge sets date for Carmichael legal hearing
A date has been set for a legal debate into whether Alistair Carmichael should continue as Scotland’s only remaining Liberal Democrat MP.
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Video highlights whale jawbone campaign
Shetlander Heidi Pearson features in a short video as part of her campaign to save the iconic whale jawbones which form an arch at the…
READ FULL STORYEdinburgh’s Greenmantle re-opens as “Shetland” pub
Edinburgh’s newest pub opened last week with a distinct Shetland flavour. The Greenmantle, on Nicolson Street, was bought by Shetland-born Amy Williamson, 25, and her…
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