Barge alcohol licence approved amid concerns about over-provision
Workers staying on board the Kalmar accommodation barge will be able to enjoy a drink without having to venture round the pubs, despite concerns the
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Small step to address housing shortage as tenants move into Burnbank homes
The first tenants are to move into new council houses at Burnbank in the north end of Lerwick on Tuesday.
READ FULL STORYHundreds enjoy Scouts’ gala on a sunny Saturday
The annual Lerwick Gala on Saturday afternoon, organised by Scouts groups throughout the isles, was a resounding success.
READ FULL STORYBe a brickie, squadron leader was advised
RAF pilot Duncan Swainston had always wanted to take to the skies when he was growing up in Weisdale. So he was surprised when a
READ FULL STORYAll political colours in the town hall as Darling launches Better Together campaign
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling was in the isles today to lend his weight to the local group which wants Scotland to remain
READ FULL STORYKinetics divers encounter a monster from the deep
There was a bit of a “gluff” waiting on the seabed at Sella Ness for divers Chris Strmsek and Chris Watt from Ocean Kinetics when
READ FULL STORYHousing debt: London and Edinburgh treating isles ‘like a ping-pong ball’ as petition reaches 2,000 mark
Two thousand people have now signed this newspaper’s petition urging the UK and Scottish Governments to write off the SIC’s crippling £40 million housing debt.
READ FULL STORYSpiritual ornament goes missing after Budd-heist in Lerwick
Somebody in Lerwick could be heading for bad karma after police reported the theft of a cream Buddha ornament in the Quoys area of town.
READ FULL STORYViking Energy and MP both welcome prospect of ‘fair treatment’ for isles renewables
Windfarm developer Viking Energy has hailed news that the UK government is to give renewables developers in the isles “fair treatment” on pricing.
READ FULL STORYPetrofac plans to bring third accommodation barge to town
Petrofac is looking into the possibility of bringing a third accommodation barge to Lerwick to house gas plant construction workers later this summer.
READ FULL STORYTributes paid to hard-working young man
Tributes have been paid to a young man who was found dead last night.
READ FULL STORYCar fire at Tesco
Fire-fighters from Lerwick were quick on the scene after a car caught fire in the Tesco car park – a few yards from the station.
READ FULL STORYCharitable trust grant to pensioners unlikely to continue in present form
A means-tested £300 Christmas grant paid out to hundreds of pensioners and disabled people is unlikely to continue beyond December in its present form, according
READ FULL STORYFreed Davis makes return to Twitter
Computer hacker Jake Davis is at liberty again, just weeks after he was sentenced to two years in a young offenders’ institution.
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