Letter from Edinburgh
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Letter from Edinburgh
The Olympic Torch is coming to Shetland next June and will be paraded through Lerwick.
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Do you remember the game of holding your breath in the bath when a child? The one that caused a look of horror on the
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This week parliament debated the economy. Or rather what any government can do about global recession, the state of Greece and the lasting impact banking
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Parliament is just about to resume in Edinburgh and this week I was hightailing it down the Royal Mile towards the office with half a
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It’s never easy to say thanks when you’re in pain. Not, I should hasten to add, that my life is filled of such moments! But
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Just how quick are Shetland’s broadband connections? Will the optic cable that Tulloch Developments have been laying down the south road make a difference? Why
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The News of the World sells an enormous number of copies on an average Sunday. Its Scottish edition features a perceptive political comment piece by
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Sport and the arts can sometimes be at odds. We give too much money to one and not to the other, depending on your point
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The scramble for tickets has been enormous. Countless numbers of people from across the area have been pursuing the hottest dates with the biggest events.
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How do you see your doctor? It’s been an issue at the Lerwick Health Centre for some time.
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Parliament finished its third session on Tuesday and the party leaders signed a motion of thanks to departing presiding officer Alex Fergusson.
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Trees have been felled to debate the Old Firm this week. After a rough game at Parkhead a week ago, Sky Sports, which was televising
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Mumford & Sons? I had to ask. Oh Daaaaaad. Don’t be such a (insert appropriate insult uttered by children)!
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