High Court to rule on legality of deepwater drilling west of Shetland
The High Court is to review the government’s decision to grant deepwater drilling licenses for areas to the west of Shetland.
READ FULL STORYDay: 25 February 2011
No doubt where his support lies
No surprise, just disappointment in Tavish Scott’s response to my recent challenge on his and Alistair Carmichael’s position on the Viking Energy wind farm: https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2011/02/21/inquiry-justified
READ FULL STORYNorthLink freight service ‘not fit for purpose’, warns seafood operator
The lack of a reliable freight service between Shetland and the mainland is damaging seafood businesses in the isles, industry representatives warned today.
READ FULL STORYHeroin dealers spared prison after turning their lives around
Two heroin suppliers avoided jail today after Lerwick Sheriff Court heard they had turned their lives around since being caught. Carl Dew, 33, originally from
READ FULL STORYEngineer jailed for brutal attack on drinking buddy
An insulation engineer from Falkirk was jailed for 22 months today for brutally beating a drinking buddy, leaving him emotionally scarred and with permanent breathing
READ FULL STORYBand says sorry to fans who could not get tickets for small gig
Brit Award-winning group Mumford & Sons have issued a statement apologising to the many unlucky fans that were unable to get tickets for their intimate
READ FULL STORYStudents shocked by quake
One of the five youngsters from Shetland who survived the devastating earthquake in Christchurch has spoken of the group’s shock at the damage caused by
READ FULL STORYOpinion
Last year I joined the Maritime and Coastguard Agency as its new chief executive after over 30 years serving in the Royal Navy.
READ FULL STORYTimes Past
“There’s nothing to match it” – that’s Charles Fordyce’s comment on Shetland’s newest nightspot, “Nightmagic”.
READ FULL STORYEditorial: The Old Rock 25.02.11
From the Human Rights Watch report on torture in Egypt, published last month, the testimony of Nasr al-Sayed Nassan Nasr, who was detained in March
READ FULL STORYLetter from Edinburgh
Mumford & Sons? I had to ask. Oh Daaaaaad. Don’t be such a (insert appropriate insult uttered by children)!
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