Stories tagged with Tag: Times Past May 2009

Times Past 29.05.09

25 Years Ago Shetland’s links with Scandinavia were strengthened on Monday evening when the Smyril Line’s ship Norrona made her first trip to Lerwick. The…

May 29, 2009 | 8.58am

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Times Past 15.05.09

25 Years Ago Local milk producers supplying the Freefield Dairy are confident they will weather the effects of the new EEC milk quota better than…

May 15, 2009 | 9.45am

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Times Past 08.05.09

25 Years Ago Tom Fullerton of Burra, one of the best known skippers in the Shetland fleet, has now retired at the age of 65…

May 8, 2009 | 9.17am

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Times Past 01.05.09

25 Years Ago A Chinook helicopter with 47 people on board ditched at sea about six miles from the platform on Wednesday afternoon. Fortunately the…

May 1, 2009 | 10.19am

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