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Former optician sues wife and ex-business partner for £800,000

A former Lerwick optician is suing his estranged wife and erstwhile business partner for more than £800,000, claiming that her actions after they went their separate ways six years ago effectively left him out of work.

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After four decades on the Mousa ferry run, Tom calls it a day

Tom Jamieson could hardly have taken in just how big a part his pleasure-boat service to Mousa would play when he first started ferrying tourists to the isle in 1971.

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Councillors urged to block housing plans for Scalloway

Councillors are being urged to reject a major housing project proposed for Scalloway, seven months after it was kicked into the long grass pending the outcome of an appeal over a separate scheme in Tingwall.

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Hjaltland tries to get Tingwall housing development back on track

Plans for a major housing development in Tingwall which were stalled over fears good agricultural land could be lost are back on track. Hjaltland Housing Association is planning to resubmit its application for the proposed Veensgarth development.

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Smith warns that threatened action by airport workers could impact on isles service

Calls have been made for Shetland’s “lifeline” air-links to the UK mainland to be safeguarded in the face of threatened strike action by BAA workers down south.

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Six jobs will be lost after West Side mussel company Demlane goes into administration

The six workers at the Walls factory owned by troubled seafood business Isle of Shuna, which went into administration yesterday, have been told they will lose their jobs.

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Town’s CCTV cameras plagued by technical difficulties four months after date for official launch

Lerwick’s new network of CCTV cameras is being plagued by technical difficulties four months after an official launch event was supposed to have taken place.

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Nine jobs at risk as mussel production company goes into administration

West Side mussel business Demlane Ltd has gone into administration alongside its parent company Isle of Shuna plc, in what will come as a major blow to the local seafood industry.

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Explore NorthLink plans for freight-passenger hybrid vessel, MSP urges minister

Shetland MSP Tavish Scott is calling on the Scottish government to take a leaf out of NorthLink’s book when it comes to cutting running costs at the lifeline ferry operator.

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Event to discuss best of architecture

A major conference designed to show­case the best in architecture will attract a long line of speakers from home and abroad when it takes place next month.

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