Sheriff tackles heroin menace
A SHERIFF sent a strong signal to heroin dealers in Shetland this week that their activities will not be tolerated when he sent two men…
READ FULL STORYA SHERIFF sent a strong signal to heroin dealers in Shetland this week that their activities will not be tolerated when he sent two men…
READ FULL STORYBEACHES around the isles were unusually busy as Shetland enjoyed hours of hot sunshine for much of this week, with Tuesday recorded as the warmest…
READ FULL STORYBy RYAN TAYLOR SHETLAND Islands Council may attempt to close schools in rural areas ahead of a new government policy aimed at saving them, according…
READ FULL STORYBy ROSALIND GRIFFITHS THE campaign to raise money for a new centre for CLAN (Cancer Link Aberdeen and North) was launched at the Town Hall…
READ FULL STORYBY NEIL RIDDELL LOCAL authorities are permitted to assist in the development of new leisure venues without falling foul of state aid rules, according to…
READ FULL STORYState aid is a European Commission term which refers to forms of assistance from a public body, or publicly-funded body, given to businesses on a…
READ FULL STORYBy JOHN ROBERTSON THE OIL industry is more than a year late starting major improvements to Scatsta Airport despite having bounced SIC councillors into lending…
READ FULL STORYBy NEIL RIDDELL CLIMATE change could make a repeat of the shocking landslides of five years ago more likely, with a number of areas throughout…
READ FULL STORYTHE new Shetland Museum and Archives is up against cultural buildings from as far away as Japan and Australia in a global architecture competition. The…
READ FULL STORYRICHARD Gibson Architects won both prizes in the regional awards for Orkney and Shetland of the new Inverness Architectural Association awards this week. The company…
READ FULL STORYBy RYAN TAYLOR SUPER fast internet connections will soon be a reality in Yell, helping workers tired with the daily drudge of commuting to Lerwick…
READ FULL STORYSHETLAND Library now has a “sister library” in the USA. The American Library Association is encouraging US libraries to form partnerships with libraries in other…
READ FULL STORYSWIMMING through milk could be the nearest experience to standing on a ridge in a Shetland summer fog. Swirls and clouds of whiteness surround you;…
READ FULL STORYBy JOHN ROBERTSON THE SIC is in dispute with the former operators of the Shetland Smokehouse after they shut the council-owned Skeld factory and removed…
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