Wednesday, 22nd February, 2012
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Fresh anger voiced over NorthLink service amid disruption to vessels’ sailings

February 22nd, 2012

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Shetland is to send a delegation hotfoot to Edinburgh to remonstrate with the Scottish government about the faltering shipping service provided during NorthLink’s drydock period.

Industry representatives said today all their worst fears voiced to transport minister Keith Brown about economic losses if nightly sailings were not maintained were now coming to pass.

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Council outlines huge savings to be made from keeping and supporting elderly at home

February 22nd, 2012

The council’s community care boss has outlined a future where the elderly and those suffering from dementia will increasingly be looked after at home and “allowed” to do as much for themselves as possible.

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Heroin courier evades prison sentence

February 22nd, 2012

A young woman who pleaded guilty to bringing heroin worth up to £4,200 into Shetland narrowly escaped prison when she appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court today.

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Teenage driver banned for a year and fined £500

February 22nd, 2012

A teenage driver caught over the limit was fined £500 and banned for a year when she appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court today.

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NorthLink schedule hit by expected bad weather

February 22nd, 2012

Bad weather predicted for the next few days has led to a revised schedule of sailings by NorthLink.

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Rowley and Kinetics keep pressure on netball league leaders

February 22nd, 2012

Team Rowley and Kinetics both recorded wins in the netball first division to keep the pressure on leaders Loungers. Hotfooters and Supernova were victorious in division two while in the third division Da Hooligans and Ness were successful.

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Readers' Views

Petrol price shambles (Jim Moran)

February 22nd, 2012

What (again) is happening to the price of petrol in Shetland?

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Taken to the cleaners (Jimmy Stout)

February 22nd, 2012

I have always tried to keep on the side of restraint on how I express my views on the council. Unfortunately, following the total loss of nearly £5 million from our reserves to the harbour trust, I have to speak out. Surely they should have known that no bridge to Bressay would be built at such short notice and could they not see how they were being taken to the cleaners?

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Enough is enough (Gail McMillan)

February 22nd, 2012

When is this going to come to an end: the use of the public purse? Another near-on £7 million of Shetlanders’ money scuttled in the Nort Mooth.

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Bressay Brig: key questions (Jonathan Wills)

February 22nd, 2012

So now we know the size of the financial disaster from the Bressa Brig fiasco:

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Community pronouncement? (Brian Smith)

February 10th, 2012

It’s not long since the council was telling us that “the community” thinks that SIC staff terms and conditions are “generous”. It never became clear what and where this community is.

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