Unjust punishments (Cathy Feeny and Raymond ffoulkes)
We note that on Wednesday 20th March Sheriff Philip Mann fined an oil worker £300 for punching a woman in the head and ordered him to pay £250 in compensation.
Click here for full story...We note that on Wednesday 20th March Sheriff Philip Mann fined an oil worker £300 for punching a woman in the head and ordered him to pay £250 in compensation.
Click here for full story...Serco NorthLink has confirmed it will be abolishing group discounts onboard the ferries Hjaltland and Hrossey.
Click here for full story...A man who supplied drugs to a close circle of friends has been jailed for 12 months.
Click here for full story...Comic Relief fever hit Anderson High School last week with a week of fund-raising events organised by the school’s pupil council raising over £700.
Click here for full story...With regard to the COPE cutbacks, perhaps councillors who penalise the less fortunate by their decisions and use words and clichés such as “we are all in this together” and “there will be a lot of pain” etc, should reconsider.
Click here for full story...Kidney transplant girl Zoe Buchanan is two-thirds of the way to the sponsorship target which will allow her to compete in the World Transplant Games in Durban, South Africa in July.
Click here for full story...A Lerwick woman walked uninvited into a couple’s home after drinking a bottle of cider and refused to leave before struggling with a police officer.
Click here for full story...Shetlander Jack Sandison’s band The Holy Ghosts have been recognised as best newcomers at the fourth annual Scottish Alternative Music Awards (SAMAs) in Glasgow.
Click here for full story...The Shetland Community Benefit Fund co-operative has appointed former journalist Chris Bunyan as its new chairman.
Click here for full story...Several young Shetland residents have been named among the finalists in the Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards 2013.
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