Mareel: now the work begins
By NEIL RIDDELL TENDERS are to be invited to build Shetland’s £9.2m cinema and music venue from Monday after councillors this week voted to renew…
READ FULL STORYBy NEIL RIDDELL TENDERS are to be invited to build Shetland’s £9.2m cinema and music venue from Monday after councillors this week voted to renew…
READ FULL STORYBy JOHN ROBERTSON THE SIC has given itself six months to design a smaller, cheaper Anderson High School costing no more than £49 million. Councillors…
READ FULL STORYBy RYAN TAYLOR AN AMAZING way of remembering our Vaila Mae. That was the sentiment of 17-year-old Miriam Brett when she attended a naming ceremony…
READ FULL STORYBy RYAN TAYLOR THE headteacher of Bell’s Brae Primary School in Lerwick has defended her leadership after it came under fire in a government inspection…
READ FULL STORYBy RYAN TAYLOR HIGH LEVEL talks will take place next week in a bid to avert a second day of strike action at Sumburgh Airport….
READ FULL STORYBy MARK BURGESS THE SCOTTISH Government had officials in Shetland this week to meet with and inform fishing representatives and the general public about the…
READ FULL STORYBy JOHN ROBERTSON THE ATTEMPT by campaigner Stuart Hill to declare independence for an isle off Papa Stour has generated huge interest worldwide in the…
READ FULL STORYMy Memory is Free, David Strachan, The Shetland Times, £9.99 I’M NOT surprised to learn that David Strachan’s book has been selling really well since…
READ FULL STORYBy HEATHER BAILLACHE SHETLANDER Rhona Wakeling is well on her way to completing a major international challenge. Rhona and her husband Simon set off from…
READ FULL STORYThe National Health Service celebrates its 60th birthday on 5th July. Rosalind Griffiths begins a two-part series by taking a look at the history of…
READ FULL STORY25 YEARS AGO Shetland Islands Council has won its fight to stop Scottish secretary George Younger imposing a £3.7 million cut in this year’s budget….
READ FULL STORYThe end of term feel is in the air. MSPs concluded parliamentary business this week with a debate on flooding… oh and a Standards Committee…
READ FULL STORYROUND the world yachtsman Andrew Halcrow is based in Burra. Although his sailing exploits have taken him all over the world, he still finds solace…
READ FULL STORYAngling news The Scalloway Boating Club Angling section had two competitions this weekend. The first, on Friday night, was the Ian Umphray Memorial Eela with…
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