Times Past 31.10.08
25 YEARS AGO British Airways Helicopters have lost the search and rescue contract run from Sumburgh since 1980. The new contract has been awarded to…
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Times Past 24.10.08
25 YEARS AGO The official inauguration ceremony for the new Skerries ferry “Filla” scheduled for Wednesday had to be postponed as it was not possible…
READ FULL STORYTimes Past 17.10.08
25 YEARS AGO A school of forty pilot whales came aground and was stranded on the beach at the head of Urafirth early on Wednesday…
READ FULL STORYTimes Past 10.10.08
25 YEARS AGO A fire caused extensive damage to the Lerwick hotel on Tuesday night. No-one was injured in the blaze but the hotel’s dining…
READ FULL STORYTimes Past 03.10.08
25 YEARS AGO An application for planning permission to build a mink farm at Scarfataing, Trondra, was rejected by Shetland Islands Council on Wednesday. One…
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