Survey launched on health centre appointment system
A survey has been launched to examine the appointment system at Lerwick Health Centre which has been widely criticised by patients.
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Mixed weather doesn’t deter Cunningsburgh Show fans
The crowds were out in force today, for the 69th annual Cunningsburgh Show. While the blue skies of early morning had faded to grey and
READ FULL STORYFlossie takes on Chinese Oxford challenge
A 17-year-old girl from Shetland has been offered a place at Oxford University to study Chinese. Flossie Taylor from Walls, who has been at school
READ FULL STORYLoganair adds more flights between isles and Glasgow
Loganair is introducing an extra two return flights between Shetland and Glasgow this winter, beginning in early November.
READ FULL STORYSIC minibuses to be offered to community groups
Local community groups are to be given the opportunity to buy three SIC minibuses for a few hundred pounds apiece. If there is interest in
READ FULL STORYAssault accused remanded in custody
A 21-year-old man appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court this morning following an incident in Lerwick town centre at Commercial Street and Burns Walk early on
READ FULL STORYPeatland expert to give lecture
A peatland expert who has a love of Shetland will give an illustrated lecture at Shetland Museum on Thursday.
READ FULL STORYWalls Show centenary is a delight
The 100th anniversary of the Walls Show was always going to be special, and this year’s record entries and record visitor numbers proved it.
READ FULL STORYGibbons: ‘zero hours’ contracts have little in common with big firms’ ‘disreputable’ behaviour
Shetland Arts this week offered reassurances that staff employed on “zero hours” contracts are not subjected to the “appalling” sort of conditions faced by employees
READ FULL STORYDetectives probe Burns Lane assault
Police in Lerwick have cordoned off Burns Lane in the town as officers investigate a serious assault.
READ FULL STORYTwo books to be launched at Fiddle Frenzy’s 10th ‘birthday bash’
Tonight will see two new fiddle books launched, coinciding with the “10th birthday bash” of Fiddle Frenzy.
READ FULL STORYSullom Voe tugs back in action ‘soon’
The two Sullom Voe tugs which have been berthed at the port for more than a year since a collision with a tanker will soon
READ FULL STORYBulldozer shifts fallen cement mixer
A bulldozer was needed to shift an industrial cement mixer which had become detached from its truck and was blocking the road near Sumburgh Airport.
READ FULL STORYTributes paid to Fair Isle writer Lise Sinclair, a ‘real cultural champion’
Tributes have flooded in after one of Shetland’s most gifted writers, Lise Sinclair, died from a brain tumour aged 42 last weekend.
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