A good PR job missed (Robbie Leith)
After all the uproar and arguments about Mareel, I don’t understand why the powers concerned have missed out on a good PR job. I will…
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Backwards thinking on energy (David Leith)
I have been working in the Norwegian oil industry for six years and so I have a very good understanding of Norway’s energy concerns. Because…
READ FULL STORYEverything centralised (Belle Spence)
So here we go again … Yet again the SIC is looking to close schools in the remotest and most vulnerable areas of the Shetland…
READ FULL STORYThink out of the box! (James Mackenzie)
Is there not another way of looking at savings in education other than rural school closures? A few years ago I was made aware of…
READ FULL STORYIf it works well … (Donnie McDonald)
When I was a child my grandfather, an engineer, made for me a remarkable machine. There was a central mechanism, surrounded by a system of…
READ FULL STORYMemories are made of this (Lucy Peterson)
On reading your paper recently I was astounded and surprised that the council is contemplating the closing of Freefield Centre.
READ FULL STORYLegacy of the games (Karen Woods)
After watching the most amazing two weeks of breathtaking sporting and cultural achievement unfold before our eyes . . .
READ FULL STORYA question (Alan Robertson)
Two weeks ago I highlighted the role Tesco plays in the problems experienced by Shetland Farm Dairies. Some people predictably responded that Tesco is not…
READ FULL STORYMeaningful strategy? (Olnafirth Parent Council)
We, the Parent Council at Olnafirth Primary School, are disappointed that no clear statement has been issued with regards to closure of our school.
READ FULL STORYBacking a new horse (Rosa Steppanova)
Viking windfarm supporter Chris Bunyan referred to Sustainable Shetland’s petition for a judicial review as “the last throw of the dice” in the local media.
READ FULL STORYCarnage on our roads (Allen Fraser)
On a recent drive between Lerwick and Sumburgh I counted 11 birds either lying dead by the roadside or spread across the tarmac as a
READ FULL STORYTime for sober analysis (Les Sinclair)
“Action needed now or oil funds could be gone in five years” – The Shetland Times, 20th July.
READ FULL STORYDon’t let Tesco kill it (Alan Robertson)
The news last week that Shetland Farm Dairies is facing an uncertain future is grave news indeed.
READ FULL STORYRoad closure shambles (Bruce Leask)
It is about time that the Shetland Islands Council’s roads department was taken to task over their handling of road closures.
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