Ceremony on Thursday will signal start of work on new Mid Yell school
Construction work will begin next week on the new Mid Yell Junior High School.
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Row as overseas trips by amenity trust staff attacked by councillor
By NEIL RIDDELL A councillor-trustee has criticised Shetland Amenity Trust for a lack of transparency and is seeking assurances that foreign trips made by general
READ FULL STORYFocus turns to Shannon
With council chief executive David Clark back at work, attention will turn next week to the future of assistant chief executive Willie Shannon, whose job
READ FULL STORYDisruption to post as staff join national strike today
Mail delivery and collection in the isles will be disrupted as postal workers in Lerwick take to a picket line on Commercial Street on Friday
READ FULL STORYScorie coughs up budgie in return for chips
Lerwick woman Jill Newman and her mother Betty Keegan got a shock this week when an unusual object dropped from the sky.
READ FULL STORYMuseum plays host to the Gunnister Man day
Shetland Museum and Archives is to hold a special Gunnister Man Day tomorrow to celebrate the exhibition and shed more light on the life of…
READ FULL STORYAquaculture group celebrates 25 years
A plush event was held in Lerwick Town Hall last Friday to mark the success of Shetland’s aquaculture industry, and the achievement of the isles
READ FULL STORYHow we were overwhelmed by heathens
A new popular history of the Vikings by Robert Ferguson, an expert on the subject who has lived in Norway for many years, is to
READ FULL STORYAttenshun! Council may relocate debating chamber to the TA hall
Tumultuous debates about high schools and wind turbines could be taking place at Fort Charlotte in a few years’ time after the SIC confirmed it
READ FULL STORYMesmerising display from Seckou
The long awaited final concert of Seckou Keita and his band’s month long tour was played on Saturday night at the Clickimin bowls hall.
READ FULL STORYVeteran Anne triumphs in Carlisle
Shetland badminton was represented at the recent 15th Cumbria Classic veterans’ badminton tournament in Carlisle by local players Colin Grant and Anne Wood.
READ FULL STORYRugby team take positives from defeat by Aberdeen Wanderers
Aberdeen Wanderers 74, Shetland 3 After last week’s triumph over West Dyce, a young Shetland team travelled to Aberdeen to play the Wanderers.
READ FULL STORYComfortable volleyball victory by JBT
Harry’s Hotspurs were no match for JBT as the latter romped to a straight sets win in volleyball’s mixed league action.
READ FULL STORYNew Revolution go crazy as hockey players move inside
Saturday saw the start of the indoor hockey season with some strong, end-to-end play right from the outset.
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