Boosted by the Marshall Plan, the herring had sadly reached its nadir by the 1970s
Last week CHARLIE SIMPSON began recalling the history of the family business J & M Shearer, which at one time employed many people in the
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Review of the decade: 2009
The final year of the decade began with much opposition to plans to turn a former fish factory at Blydoit near Scalloway into a slaughterhouse.
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2008 There was good news at the beginning of the year when a Burmese family were finally granted leave to stay in Shetland after a
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The year got off to a tragic start when the bodies of a couple from Burra were discovered at their home.
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If a decade of reviewing can allow one puff of our own trumpet, we will begin with the news in January that The Shetland Times
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Last week Jim Tait delved into The Shetland Times archives to look at the first five years of the noughties. Here, he brings things right
READ FULL STORYThe days when the herring fishery had us all (or nearly all of us) over a barrel
It is more than 30 years since the family business J & M Shearer cured herring. But once upon a time it was at the
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Loggerheads between SIC and LPA over Bressay brig 2004 There was little surprise at the first big talking point of 2004 – Lerwick Port Authority’s
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Landslides rip apart South Mainland hills 2003 A fairly high-profile figure made a pretty low-key visit to the isles at the beginning of the year.
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P&O’s connection to isles draws to close 2002 The year began with, not surprisingly, over 50 people applying for four highly lucrative posts – the
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Kildrummy announces ambitious plans for £20 million isles airline company 2001 The year began with Shetland launching an official bid to stage the 2005 NatWest
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It may seem hard to believe, but a decade has passed since the arrival of the new millennium. Instead of our annual review, this year
READ FULL STORYKerry off on mission for Mormons
Knocking on strangers’ doors, even to ask for a contribution to the lifeboats, can be daunting. But to engage householders in a conversation about religion,
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A new popular history of the Vikings by Robert Ferguson, an expert on the subject who has lived in Norway for many years, is to
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