Editorial: Tokenism at the till
To suggest that the problems our society faces are complex is hardly a controversial proposition. Were they not complex we would surely have solved them
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Past Times: Where should school extension be sited?
From The Shetland Times, Friday 27th November, 1959 Where should the extension to Lerwick Central School be sited? That’s a problem exercising the minds of
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From Shetland Life, November 1984, No.49 WIR Cooncil niver seems tae mak much haedwye wi dir development plans so I tocht I wid drap you
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Last month, charitable trustees decided that ethical investment was not for them. Their job was to make money, they said, not to worry about how
READ FULL STORYNotes from a niseach
During the month of August, I spent some time in – what could easily be – the Up Helly Aaer’s idea of Heaven. This version
READ FULL STORYPast Life: Our trip to Aberdeen
From Shetland Life, October 1984, No.48 We got to the P & O terminal at half past five. Just before six we got on the
READ FULL STORYPast Times: “Planets” is new name for “Rechabites”
From The Shetland Times, Friday 30th October, 1959 The Rechabite Hall is no longer in existence. We don’t mean that the building has been swept
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And so the ever-extending saga of the school-to-be goes on. After finally making a decision to go ahead with building the new Anderson High School
READ FULL STORYPast Times: Difficult to get here
“Twenty to thirty thousand pounds should be spent on publicising Shetland” said a New Zealand tourist before leaving Shetland yesterday. Sherwyn Baker, a horse trainer
READ FULL STORYPast Life: Memories of Gruting School
When I heard that the primary school at Gruting, Bridge of Walls, was to be closed for good, I couldn’t help but think back to
READ FULL STORYShetland Life Editorial: Selective memory
On the 18th of July, Henry Allingham, aged 113, passed away. He had been, briefly, the oldest man in the world. A week later, Harry
READ FULL STORYPast Life: Are we, in fact, British?
The boundaries of countries have been, from time immemorial, decided on the field of battle or by conflict on the high seas. As far as
READ FULL STORYPast Times: Life goes on!
What man of this generation could convey to a happy, contented nation the feelings of a tiny, isolated minority of Her Majesty’s subjects on hearing
READ FULL STORYShetland Life Editorial: Something in the air?
There is something in the air at the moment it seems. A result, perhaps, of this warm weather we’ve been enjoying. Tempers are flaring in…
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