Amenity award
SHETLAND Amenity Trust celebrated a night of triumph on Friday at the Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards 2008. The trust was among the elite of…
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Scott calls for simplified funding
CROFTS and farms across Shetland will lose over £2 million a year unless the government introduces simpler funding schemes, MSP Tavish Scott claimed this week….
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THE NEW head teacher of Sandwick Junior High School is to be Stuart Clubb, it was announced this week. Mr Clubb, 40, is currently principal…
READ FULL STORYWe are in the best place, study reveals
By LOUISE THOMASON QUALITY of life is better in Shetland than anywhere else in Scotland, a new study claims. Shetland has been ranked first in…
READ FULL STORYTunes galore in prolific Spencie’s new album
UNST fiddle great Steven Spence returns to the spotlight this weekend with the launch of a new album to be followed soon by an illustrated…
READ FULL STORYFishermen seeking quota increase to stop discards
By LOUISE THOMASON FISHING quota negotiations continued this week at the Fisheries Council in Brussels with discussions between the EU and Norway over total allowable…
READ FULL STORYOil vessels call
A MODERATELY busy week at Lerwick Harbour saw the three-day visit of a 140-metre ship which had been laying a cable between Denmark and Greenland….
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TRADE at the Lerwick fishmarket was lighter this week with the poor spell of weather but there have been very good prices for what has…
READ FULL STORYSeal-shooting farmers could lose right to kill
By LOUISE THOMASON ANIMAL rights activists stepped up their campaign against the shooting of seals this week when they protested outside Holyrood. In an attempt…
READ FULL STORYFolk and acoustic CD back for Christmas
THE SHETLAND Christmas carol CD/card is back by popular demand. Over 50,000 copies of the CD have been sold to date and a further 50,000…
READ FULL STORYDesigners pay Paris visit to show off their wares
TEXTILE designers Karen Bruce, Suzanne Shearer and Andrea Williamson returned from Paris this week after taking part in an international Shetland Arts collaboration with a…
READ FULL STORYGreen energy step welcome
VIKING Energy has welcomed the government’s pre-budget announcement that it is to extend its incentive scheme for renewable energy projects until 2037. The 10-year extension…
READ FULL STORYStargazing: Halfway through dark sky season
THE LAST month of the year, the month in which the skies start to get lighter as the sun starts its journey north in the…
READ FULL STORYLetter from Westminster 28.11.08
THE LIFE of a member of parliament may be many things but no-one could ever suggest that it lacks variety. That thought came to me…
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