August 13th, 2010 by
Shetland Times
Aith lifeboat was called on for a repeat rescue on Wednesday evening.
A year ago coastguards called out the lifeboat to find and tow in a boat with a lone Faroese rower on board. Along with his cat, he was en route from Faroe to Denmark when bad weather off Shetland put him in difficulties.
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June 25th, 2010 by
Rosalind Griffiths
Letters can be ephemeral objects, easy lost or destroyed, misplaced during housemoves or considered irrelevant as the years go on.
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March 19th, 2010 by
Shetland Times
Lilley Construction has been awarded a £2.8 million contract from Lerwick Harbour Trust for building the next phase of the oil rig base at Dales Voe.
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March 19th, 2010 by
Shetland Times
In my time as MP for Orkney and Shetland I have made it my business to take an interest in shipping matters. Remarkably few MPs do but as a representative of island communities in a parliament of an island nation it has always been something of a no-brainer for me.
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January 8th, 2010 by
Shetland Times
Only five schools closed in Shetland on Friday due to the bad weather: Aith, Happyhansel, Sandness, Skeld and Mid Yell.
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December 5th, 2009 by
Shetland Times
A type of smoked salmon developed by a Shetland firm has won a coveted Q award at the annual Quality Food Awards held in London.
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November 28th, 2009 by
Shetland Times
Quarff card delivery We know, of course, that Father Christmas has his elves to help him out at this busy time of year, but in Quarff he can also rely on some young human helpers.
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November 26th, 2009 by
Shetland Times
The Scottish government was the bearer of bad news for the SIC on Thursday when it announced that its revenue support grant will be £1.1 million less than what the local authority was planning for.
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October 21st, 2009 by
Shetland Times
The council may decide to hold a new round of public consultation over Viking Energy’s proposed windfarm in the new year, it has emerged.
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August 8th, 2009 by
Shetland Times
Reigning league champions Delting cruised to a 3-0 victory in the final of the Fraser Cup against Celtic on Saturday afternoon, with two goals in the early stages effectively killing the game off.
A Merv Jamieson header from a corner and a Leighton Flaws effort after he had surged forward from midfield set the Brae…
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