Flybe in frame to run Scatsta link heralding end for jet era in isles
By JOHN ROBERTSON FLYBE is a front-runner to take over the contract to fly into Scatsta Airport with offshore oil workers and it could spell…
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Health board needs to cover £1 million deficit
NHS Shetland will have to find more than £1million next year to cover a shortfall in its budget, it emerged this week. Information released by…
READ FULL STORYFamily win apology after sailor’s body was dug up and dumped
By ALISTAIR MUNRO THE FAMILY of a sailor who drowned in Italy during the First World War have received an unreserved apology for his body…
READ FULL STORYGale brings down wind speed recording mast at Weisdale
By LOUISE THOMASON FUEL was added to the fire of the windfarm debate this week with the confirmation that one of Viking Energy’s anemometer masts…
READ FULL STORYCash for carbon project
SHETLAND AMENITY Trust has been awarded £92,000 for a two-year project to reduce Shetland’s carbon footprint by between 28,000 and 50,000 tonnes. The funding, sourced…
READ FULL STORYSandwick housing scheme given thumbs up despite grave warning
By RYAN TAYLOR PLANS for a major new housing development in Sandwick were given the green light by councillors this week, despite grave warnings from…
READ FULL STORYDespair over people failing to attend hospital slots
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS A TOTAL of 240 people missed hospital appointments in the three months from July to September, according to figures from NHS Shetland….
READ FULL STORYCLAN hits amazing £80,000
THE Shetland CLAN 1,2,3 appeal now stands at nearly £80,000 and continues to surpass the organisers’ expectations. Representatives from CLAN House in Aberdeen have been…
READ FULL STORYPromotional guide launched
By LOUISE THOMASON A PROMOTIONAL guide to Shetland was among a set of books launched at the Town Hall on Monday. Shetland Islands Today is…
READ FULL STORYNorwegian honour for J W Irvine
By RYAN TAYLOR HIS WRITING has been a treasure to many in Shetland for almost 30 years, but now the work of veteran author James…
READ FULL STORYSchiehallion well below par
SCHIEHALLION is still suffering technical problems since its annual maintenance and is still not producing at its full capacity. General manager of ports and harbours…
READ FULL STORYSafety issues prompt rethink over low-floored buses four years on
By JOHN ROBERTSON THE DAYS of lightweight low-floored buses could be numbered in Shetland amid renewed concerns over safety in high winds and lack of…
READ FULL STORYRobust debate over drinking
By LUCY GRUNDON YOUNG people in Shetland debated the Scottish government’s proposals to increase the legal age for buying alcohol from supermarkets and off-licenses from…
READ FULL STORYKiller diseases tally
By JOHN ROBERTSON THE BIGGEST killers in Shetland are cancer and circulatory system problems such as heart disease and stroke which caused more than half…
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