Unst spaceport still on course despite green light for Sutherland
“Nothing has changed” in the race to bring a spaceport to Unst. That was the message delivered by Shetland Space Centre director Frank Strang following
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Jam-packed UnstFest begins
UnstFest 2018 is well under way with a jam-packed calendar of events for this, the festival’s tenth year. Plenty of youngsters headed out onto the…
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Call for council to be clear on space race
A rocket has been placed under Shetland’s attempts to join the space race.
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Unst’s space aspirations, visit from ex-paramilitary and Amenity Trust redundancies
In The Shetland Times this week…
READ FULL STORYUnst identified as suitable for satellite launches
Unst could play a part in the space programme after being identified as suitable for satellite launches.
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Talking Sport … with Jim Tait
A few different names have been included in interim Scottish international football manager Malky Mackay’s first squad selection.
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Transport poverty threat for isles drivers
A high risk of “transport poverty” looms over swathes of Shetland, according to a report published this week.
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Local attractions declared among country’s top geological sites
Three sites in Shetland have been named among the country’s best geological locations.
READ FULL STORYWork on radar base to begin next month
The government has confirmed that work to re-establish a radar base at Saxa Vord will begin next month.
READ FULL STORYUnst radar base proposals confirmed
Plans to re-establish a radar base at Saxa Vord in Unst have been announced.
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Zetland club to roar back with trip to Land’s End
A group of motorcyclists is riding the entire length of the UK to raise money for charity – but their hopes of roaring into the…
READ FULL STORYWarning as Unst B&B man is ripped off by scammers
A pensioner who was scammed out of thousands of pounds feels so embarrassed he has put off telling his children about his misfortune. Sheil Khanna,…
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Youth production looks at The Great War through poetry
A new Shetland Youth Theatre production which reflects on the tragedies of the First World War though the medium of poetry will have its first
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