Is school year too short? Althing to decide
Do kids have too much free time outside of school term? Are parents driven to distraction? Or do school pupils need quality time away from…
READ FULL STORYDo kids have too much free time outside of school term? Are parents driven to distraction? Or do school pupils need quality time away from…
READ FULL STORYHouseholds will spend a total of £109 billion this year servicing their debt – double the figure before former Prime Minister Liz Truss’s mini-budget in…
READ FULL STORYA coastguard team has been deployed to Knab area of Lerwick to assist with a police-led incident below the cemetery. The Lerwick Lifeboat has also…
READ FULL STORYCouncillors will next week be asked to give their backing to up to £18,000 in match funding which could pave the way for more public…
READ FULL STORYA devoted mum is calling for urgent investment to help the same kind of life-changing therapy which has helped her deaf daughter listen and talk…
READ FULL STORYThe South Mainland Up-Helly-A’ has reached a fantastic fiery climax. Guizer Jarl Leigh Smith led almost 500 guizers to the burning site. It follows a…
READ FULL STORYThree trainees have triumphed at Lantra Scotland Albas awards – the awards for land-based and aquaculture skills. Katrina Coutts from Wethersta in Brae won a…
READ FULL STORYJarl Leigh Smith with the Smuha Bill. Today’s events come after he signed the bill, with the artist behind the creation, Heather Wilson, looking on.
READ FULL STORYIt was perhaps a badge of honour at the Althing debate tonight [Saturday] that all four speakers went over their allotted time limit. Up for…
READ FULL STORYThese were the remains of a generator which caught fire next to a turbine at the Viking Energy windfarm. It comes after Viking confirmed a…
READ FULL STORYPolice have spoken of their disappointment after a motorist was charged with drink driving. Officers from the Highland and Islands road policing unit were in…
READ FULL STORYPolice are appealing for information after a housebreaking in Lerwick on Thursday morning. The incident happened at 10.30am at King Harald Street. Anyone with information…
READ FULL STORYA “Loot for Lerwick” event has been taking place in the town this morning [Saturday], with a host of local groups seeking support. The event,…
READ FULL STORYNorthLink is warning of continuing disruption to its services due to weather. Tonight’s freight sailing has been cancelled. The Helliar was due to leave Lerwick…
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