Letter from Edinburgh 13.03.09
There is a primary school right next to the parliament building at the bottom of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. At lunchtimes the children pour into the…
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Council steps up broadband campaign
By NEIL RIDDELL The council is trying to start a co-ordinated cross-party political campaign to secure wider and faster broadband internet access for Shetlanders. There…
READ FULL STORYMuseum funds agreed
The Shetland Museum and Archives is to cost £1.15 million to run this year. Its funding was agreed yesterday by the SIC services committee despite…
READ FULL STORYTimes Past 13.03.09
25 YEARS AGO The adverse effect of seals on fish stocks and a call for a seal cull was debated by councillors at the development…
READ FULL STORYCOPE abandons plan for bottled water plant
The launch of Shetland bottled water has been abandoned after market pressures forced the company to fold. Social enterprise company COPE Ltd originally began talks…
READ FULL STORYHadfield in line for prize
Shetland-based poet Jen Hadfield has been shortlisted in the poetry category of the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards which are run in partnership with…
READ FULL STORYMainstream salmon farm sale may cost four jobs
By JOHN ROBERTSON Four salmon farm sites off Aith are up for sale after being closed due to sea lice and high costs. Mainstream Scotland…
READ FULL STORYEmphasis on location outdoes the story
Red Bones by Ann Cleeves. Published by Macmillan, £16.99. Location plays an ever important role in crime fiction these days. Inspector Morse, for example, would…
READ FULL STORYFishing plea
The fishing industry this week called for management of the regulatory framework surrounding the new cod recovery plan to be scrutinised. The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation…
READ FULL STORYBressay factory now entirely locally owned
The gut factory at Heogan in Bressay will remain open thanks to two local companies which have bought out its remaining shares. Shetland Fish Products,…
READ FULL STORYPoor weather affects landings
The fish markets continued to be quiet as a result of the poor weather at the weekend, although things had started to pick up towards…
READ FULL STORYSteady traffic flow in harbour
It was a steady week for the harbour with a flow of ships arriving and departing. The reefer Goyen arrived on Thursday with a cargo…
READ FULL STORYDates announced for Voar Redd Up
This year’s Voar Redd Up, the 22nd since the event began, will take place on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th April. The Redd Up, organised…
READ FULL STORYJillian’s verdict of her US journey: ‘I’m shattered but it was brilliant ‘
By LOUISE THOMASON Not many young people clock up 11,500 miles on a trip abroad. Neither do they get to star in a music programme…
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