Donor’s good deed to be broadcast on TV
A Shetlander who donated his bone marrow to help a women with Leukaemia is to appear on a BBC documentary tonight.
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Ambulance service is under funded, says Scott
Ambulance emergency call-outs and the routine workload is as high in Shetland as other rural and island locations across Scotland. However, according to MSP Tavish
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Latest round of ferry strikes suspended
The latest round of ferry mates’ strikes scheduled to take place tomorrow morning have been postponed, according to a joint statement issued by Unite the union and…
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Port authority awards £11.95 million quay development contract
Lerwick Port Authority has awarded a £11.95 million contract which will see the quay at Dales Voe South extended to 130 metres long.
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Eighteenth century sunken treasure goes on display
A new exhibition has been unveiled at Shetland Museum with two displays showcasing finds from the wreck of the Drottningen af Swerige.
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Fire service recruitment process ‘massively improved’
Ways of getting retained firefighters on the books have been streamlined to dramatically cut recruitment times, which could help bring staffing levels at rural stations…
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Detained air rifle teenager appeals sentence
The teenager who was sentenced to three years in custody after threatening people with an air rifle is appealing against his sentence.
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Skipper and crewman took drugs before fatal sinking
The skipper and fellow crewman of the stricken vessel Diamond were intoxicated by illegal and controlled drugs when the vessel sank last year, killing one…
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Urquhart: Viking decision is great news
Independent Highlands and Islands MSP Jean Urquhart has welcomed the “great news” that progress can be made on the Viking Energy windfarm.
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Inter-island ferry passengers face another morning of disruption on Wednesday despite hopes that industrial action had been suspended ahead of the trial of a pilot…
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Windfarm opponents’ legal challenge fails
A final legal challenge against the Viking Energy windfarm by campaigners has failed.
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Moves towards greater broadband coverage
More than three quarters of Shetland premises could be connected to “superfast broadband” by next year, a meeting of the council’s policy and resources committee…
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Photo gallery: Nesting and Girlsta Up-Helly-A’
Former bomb disposal officer Kevin Bryant led a squad of 22 on Friday as Guizer Jarl of the Nesting and Girlsta Up-Helly-A’.
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Wave power scheme shelved
A wave power energy scheme behind a major green project off the Shetland coast has been shelved, marking a set-back for isles’ renewables.
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