Teenage girl was at death’s door after botched operation
By RYAN TAYLOR A teenager was left “hours from death” after a routine operation to remove her gall-bladder by keyhole surgery at the Gilbert Bain…
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Retiree who complained about his wife’s care calls for local control of ambulance
By JOHN ROBERTSON An elderly man whose complaints about poor care forced NHS Shetland and the Scottish Ambulance Service to improve their practices has called…
READ FULL STORYSwine flu not an ‘immediate threat’
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS Concern about a possible pandemic of swine flu has been mounting following the confirmation of two cases in Scotland, three in England…
READ FULL STORYDuncan questions policy of attracting incomers
A councillor has voiced his fear that if attempts to attract new blood to Shetland are successful, it could spark an “exodus” of natives and…
READ FULL STORYCall for more research as common seals decline
By LOUISE THOMASON Environmentalists in Shetland are pressing for more research to be done in to the recent decrease in common seals around Shetland following…
READ FULL STORYBody found
The body of a man from Teesside was recovered during a sea and air search for a missing oil worker in the North Sea on…
READ FULL STORYUnderage drinkers targeted
Police are cracking down hard on underage drinking at country halls and rural events in a new initiative that officers say is in response to…
READ FULL STORYBelmont on schedule for 2010
Work on the 18th century mansion Belmont House in Unst is now in the second phase of its restoration and is on course to transform…
READ FULL STORYLivestock co-operative given more funding
By NEIL RIDDELL Troubled agricultural co-operative Shetland Livestock Marketing Group (SLMG) has been given a further £20,000 towards its running costs and granted a further…
READ FULL STORYIsles set to lead other councils in preparations for year of cultures
Local authority leaders representing the islands in the Highlands and Islands have agreed that their councils should work together in preparation for A Year of…
READ FULL STORYInshore fishermen join together to seek greater say in industry
By JOHN ROBERTSON A group of inshore fishermen have come together to demand more say over how their fisheries are run in Shetland. The newly…
READ FULL STORYLife includes history, dialect, green issues and belly dancing
A varied selection of articles is on offer in this month’s Shetland Life, on sale today. Editor Malachy Tallack discusses the possible decline of the…
READ FULL STORYBus buff’s pride and joy hits ditch
Shetland’s only double-decker bus wound up in a ditch on Saturday evening, causing a single track road in Sandwick to be closed. No-one was hurt…
READ FULL STORYSeal kill ban to be introduced
The Scottish Government is to introduce a ban on killing seals apart from in strictly licensed zones. The proposal is contained in the new Marine…
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