Peace breaks out as tugmen accept cost-cutting deal
Sulloe Voe tug crews have voted to accept a cost-cutting deal with Shetland Islands Council which will see 12 of the 48-strong workforce take voluntary
READ FULL STORYSulloe Voe tug crews have voted to accept a cost-cutting deal with Shetland Islands Council which will see 12 of the 48-strong workforce take voluntary
READ FULL STORYFair Isle is to get a new fire station. The £140,000 contract has been awarded to local firm Ness Engineering with a view to the
READ FULL STORYLerwick athlete Emma Leask has taken part in the “Future Stars with Kelly” education day at Loughborough College, staged with double Olympic champion Dame Kelly
READ FULL STORYTalented isles fiddler Maggie Adamson has won the prestigious Glenfiddich Fiddle Champion 2011, beating off stiff competition from six other top young musicians.
READ FULL STORYScottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) is vigorously opposing the automatic reduction in the number of days that vessels can put to sea, set to come into
READ FULL STORYRepresentatives from Shetland Islands Council and MSP Tavish Scott are meeting Scottish finance minister Alex Neil in Edinburgh tomorrow to discuss the issue of fuel
READ FULL STORYAlcohol was seized from under-age people on 25 occasions over the weekend, the vast majority being youngsters on their way to dances across the isles.
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