Barbara is head
THE NEW headteacher at Aith Junior High School is to be Barbara Morris, the current depute head. Mrs Morris will take up her appointment when…
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Protest at Crown Estate
COUNCILLORS are to sign up to a political protest from the Highlands and Islands against the Crown Estate. The SIC has long called for the…
READ FULL STORYWebcam could solve broch crime
HISTORIC Scotland should be told to pay for a camera to stand watch over Clickimin Broch for vandals, according to SIC councillor Jonathan Wills. He…
READ FULL STORYFlying success
SHETLAND MSP Tavish Scott has welcomed the outcome of the independent survey into the Air Discount Scheme (ADS), a scheme he introduced when Transport Minister….
READ FULL STORYMemorials for ‘peerie’ guitar legend
By JOHN ROBERTSON THE LATE Shetland guitar legend Peerie Willie Johnson could soon have four permanent memorials to mark his life as well as the…
READ FULL STORYLong delay for inquiry into death
THE REST of the official inquiry into the death of Brae joiner James Thomson from an exploding aerosol can will not now take place until…
READ FULL STORYYell sets high standards and gives judges difficult time as show season winds up
“LAST but not least” – that was the verdict of one visitor to the Yell Show. In contrast to the driving rain and the slester…
READ FULL STORYHopes of Norway link high despite delay
By RYAN TAYLOR PLANS for a new freight ferry service linking Shetland with Norway have been delayed until next year, following a hitch in securing…
READ FULL STORYSailors and herring fishers bid farewell
THE LAST of the summer yachts came and went from Lerwick Harbour this week, unofficially marking the end of the season. The last departure was…
READ FULL STORYSelf steals show as record numbers turn out for book and film festival weekend
By LAURA FRIEDLANDER & ROSALIND GRIFFITHS THIS YEAR’S book and film festivals, Worldplay and Screenplay, attracted a record 1,200 people for a series of author…
READ FULL STORYGrassroots command big local following …
MEMBERS of the Zimbabwe theatre company Grassroots wowed audiences throughout Shetland during their recent 10-day tour of the isles. The group of five performed in…
READ FULL STORY… And what a show they put on
A THRONG of all ages, from pre-school to pensioners, filled the Sound Hall last Wednesday for Grassroots Theatre Company’s concluding show of their recent Shetland…
READ FULL STORYGiant leap for national, good show for Brae
THE NATIONAL Theatre of Scotland’s production One Giant Leap last week was excellent – it was just a pity, at the Brae Hall performance at…
READ FULL STORYAll-Irish line-up for country fest
SHETLAND Country Music Club continues to promote live performances and is holding a Mini Country Festival following on from the success of last year’s pilot…
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