In this week’s Shetland Times
In today’s (Friday, 13th September) edition of The Shetland Times: • Tourist centre receives bid • EXCLUSIVE: Crown estate gains millions from isles • EXCLUSIVE: Shetlanders…
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Whalsay woman beats Shetland 10km record
Michelle Sandison, from Whalsay, was left “over the moon” after she beat the Shetland 10km record yesterday (Sunday).
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Investigation into assault near Harrison Square under way
An investigation has been launched into an assault near Harrison Square in Lerwick – with police confirming officers are in “possession of footage”.
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POLL: Would you fly on a hybrid-electric plane?
Hybrid-electric planes could soon be flying passengers to and from Shetland as Loganair’s new partnership with Heart Aerospace aims to decarbonise air travel. Loganair said the…
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Consultations to be held over the new Brae High School’s design
The public are being urged to contribute their views to the design of the new Brae High School.
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No budget in place to reopen mothballed schools
Director of children’s services Helen Budge confirmed there is no budget in place to reopen mothballed schools.
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Talk to highlight genetic risk in Shetland
Viking Genes are set to hold at a talk to explain genetic changes that have become more “common” in Shetland and the medical conditions associated
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Shetland becomes the cleanest place in Scotland
Figures reveal Shetland is the cleanest place in Scotland with an almost perfect score. Keep Scotland Beautiful’s data showed in 2023-24 Shetland had a 98.7 per…
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Rising North Festival hailed ‘absolutely amazing’
Rising North organiser Joe Robertson has expressed his delight over the calibre of talent and feedback from the audience throughout three-day festival.
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WATCH: Musical montage at Rising North’s Clickimin concert
Audiences were treated to more musical talent during the second day of Rising North Festival yesterday (Saturday). A variety of shows took place yesterday to…
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WATCH: Rising North Festival get under way
Rising North Festival kicked off yesterday (Friday) which included a free gig at the Thule Bar with a variety of heavy metal talent. Among those…
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Road near Tingwall to close amid cabling works
There will be a planned road closure on the A970 near Tingwall while fibre optic cabling works take place.
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ZetTrans to host drop-in sessions throughout isles
Shetland’s transport partnership ZetTrans are set to hold 16 drop-in sessions which aims to gathers commuters views on the public bus network.
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Sail trainees to embark on tall ships adventure
Six trainees from Sail Training Shetland (STS) will take part in the Tall Ships race between the Aland Islands and Poland.
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