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Strike is about union leader’s ego, says Scott
December 15th, 2012
Shetlanders are being held to ransom in the first shipping strike since 1966, says MSP Tavish Scott.
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Walk-in clinic cancelled
December 14th, 2012
There will be no walk-in clinic at the Gilbert Bain Hosptial tomorrow due to “staffing issues”.
Click here for full story...Charitable trust unveils identity of its appointed trustees
December 13th, 2012
Shetland Charitable Trust has unveiled the names of its eight new appointed trustees.
Click here for full story...Clickimin campsite to be sold off to make way for new Anderson High
December 13th, 2012
Campers and caravanners will soon be searching for a new home after Shetland Recreational Trust agreed to sell the Clickimin campsite to make way for the new Anderson High School.
Click here for full story...Woman gets one-year jail term for ‘social supply’ of cocaine
December 13th, 2012
A woman who supplied cocaine to a circle of friends has been jailed for 12 months.
Click here for full story...Whalsay man drove at ‘unbelievable speeds’ to catch ferry home
December 12th, 2012
A man who drove dangerously at over 100mph because he feared missing his ferry home has been banned for 16 months and fined £500.
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December 12th, 2012
A cocaine dealer will have to wait until the New Year to learn of his punishment.
Click here for full story...Gas pipeline consultation extended
December 12th, 2012
Communities are to be given longer to respond to SSE’s proposals for a gas pipeline which could supply fuel for its planned replacement power station.
Click here for full story...Baby born in Coastguard helicopter
December 11th, 2012
A baby boy was born this morning in the Shetland Coastguard helicopter – 1,000 feet above Lunna Holm.
Click here for full story...Pair fined over ‘recreational thuggery’
December 10th, 2012
Two men who carried out a string of weekend assaults and disturbances in what was described as “recreational thuggery” appeared in the dock today.
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