Garden featuring Yell stone wins gold at Chelsea
May 21st, 2013
A garden which features walls built using stone from Yell has won a gold award at the Chelsea Flower Show.
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Ex-forecaster Heather ‘the weather’ to speak at Mareel climate change conference
May 21st, 2013
Well-known meteorologist and former BBC Scotland forecaster Heather “the weather” Reid is to attend a small conference on climate change in Mareel next month.
Click here for full story...Clothing grant for pre-school pupils faces axe
May 21st, 2013
Clothing grants of £40 paid out to parents and carers of pre-school children will become a thing of the past if councillors wave through a change to SIC policy on Wednesday.
Click here for full story...Sponsored ‘otter walk’
May 20th, 2013
A local wildlife tour company is taking part in a sponsored ‘otter walk’ later this month, in aid of Otter Awareness Day.
Click here for full story...Meridian Salmon to create eight new jobs in former Mid Yell crab factory
May 20th, 2013
Eight jobs will be created in Yell following moves by Meridian Salmon Group to breathe new life into the isle’s vacant crab factory close to its existing base.
Click here for full story...Freefield users enjoy ‘last supper’ before council closes doors of popular centre
May 20th, 2013
It was the final fling at Lerwick’s Freefield Centre on Saturday night for more than 50 members who met to socialise and make presentations to staff in their much-loved venue.
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May 19th, 2013
Events at the Thule Bar in Lerwick took an unexpected twist last night after a CO2 cylinder began to vent its contents.
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Boat show organisers ‘blown away’ by turnout
May 18th, 2013
Large crowds turned out on Saturday to see the wide variety of stands at Shetland Sailing Centre’s 2013 Boat Show.
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Choral society spring concert
May 18th, 2013
The Shetland Choral Society performed its spring concert in Mareel on Friday.
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Most northerly Blues fans en route to Manchester
May 17th, 2013
Manchester City may have been in the news for parting company with manager Roberto Mancini. But that has not stopped the Blues-loving Gardner family making the 1,200-mile round trip from Shetland to watch City’s season finale.
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