CLAN appeal gets a huge boost
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS MORE than half a million pounds of lottery funding was pledged to the CLAN appeal this week. The grant will provide a…
READ FULL STORYBy ROSALIND GRIFFITHS MORE than half a million pounds of lottery funding was pledged to the CLAN appeal this week. The grant will provide a…
READ FULL STORYBy ROSALIND GRIFFITHS THE CLAN complex in Aberdeen has been a lifeline for a Dunrossness resident and her family. Ann Dewberry has had several stays…
READ FULL STORYBy NEIL RIDDELL SHETLAND Charitable Trust looks set to be forced to radically alter its £1 million Christmas bonus scheme for pensioners in the isles,…
READ FULL STORYBy NEIL RIDDELL THE UK government has insisted that Sullom Voe remains “in the mix” as it continues to examine how best to bring new…
READ FULL STORYBy ROSALIND GRIFFITHS A NEW head teacher has been appointed for Bell’s Brae Primary School in Lerwick. Jennifer Wadley, 38, will take the helm of…
READ FULL STORYBy RYAN TAYLOR LOGANAIR chiefs have moved to reassure passengers that its imminent switch from BA to the Flybe franchise will help improve airline services….
READ FULL STORYBy LISA WARD THE REPORT which placed Shetland at the top of the UK’s “obesity map” came in for more criticism this week after it…
READ FULL STORYSOME Shetland people have reacted with anger at the obesity report. Laura Johnson, 19, from Weisdale, described it as very unfair. She said: “BMI isn’t…
READ FULL STORYCOUNCIL services could grind to a halt again if plans to step up industrial action are given the go ahead today. Members of the public…
READ FULL STORYPACKETS of heroin were thrown from a speeding car as police chased it along winding Shetland roads, the High Court in Edinburgh heard last Thursday….
READ FULL STORYBy ROSALIND GRIFFITHS A SERVICE to help people dissatisfied about NHS treatment is now available at the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) offices in Lerwick. The…
READ FULL STORYSHETLAND Soap Company is to launch four new product lines in a bid to rapidly expand its existing operation. The new ranges will see the…
READ FULL STORYPARENTS of children in Yell are sceptical about their views over the future of schools provision being taken seriously, despite an SIC agreement to take…
READ FULL STORYBy NEIL RIDDELL FISHING industry representatives this week met with UK fisheries minister Jonathan Shaw to discuss the future for the Shetland whitefish and pelagic…
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