Town centre awarded funding
LERWICK Town Centre Association has been awarded £20,000 of Scottish government funding to develop the area as a Business Improvement District (BID). Established about 15…
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Charity DVD tells winning garden’s story
By LOUISE THOMASON A DVD following the story of the Shetland Croft House Garden, which won gold at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, is to…
READ FULL STORYThumbs up for school
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS INSPECTORS who visited Brae High School in September were impressed by the school and the broad education given to pupils. The HMIe…
READ FULL STORYHotshot terriers win top honours
THE TERRITORIAL Army soldiers based at Fort Charlotte in Lerwick recently took part in their first field firing opportunity for over 40 years. The local…
READ FULL STORYMany events help CLAN funds
THE CLAN 1,2,3 appeal has benefited from another good week of donations. The total in the coffers has now reached £124,608, according to fundraising committee…
READ FULL STORYPlots meeting
THE SHETLAND Allotment Association had its first meeting in Lerwick last week. Over 20 people attended to appoint office bearers and form a committee to…
READ FULL STORYSaxa Vord talks
A DEVELOPMENT trust could be formed in Unst to help keep the Saxa Vord complex under local control once it is sold on by site…
READ FULL STORYEU talks result in bigger cod quota
By LOUISE THOMASON THERE was good news for the fishing industry this week with an agreement on future cod quotas. After lengthy talks in Oslo,…
READ FULL STORYFerrymen rescue dinghy sailors
A SUNDAY afternoon sail turned into a near disaster for two boating enthusiasts when the dinghy they were travelling in capsized in the Bressay Sound….
READ FULL STORYOil boats call
THE SURVEY boat Ocean Seeker, an 81-metre Gardline vessel which works at the Dunlin field, paid two visits to Lerwick Harbour this week. Another Gardline…
READ FULL STORYYarnin’ is far from being a waste of time, as Althing debate proves
By LAURA FRIEDLANDER THE ALTHING Social Group decided to take a more lightsome approach to the monthly meeting with December’s debate entitled “Yarnin’ is a…
READ FULL STORYUnlikely pair created a fascinating musical item
Debbie Scott & Willie Johnson, The Selkies’ Song. Attic Records. I WAS pleasantly surprised to find fiddler Debbie Scott standing by my desk the other…
READ FULL STORYTalented trio make Spencie’s new tunes top drawer musical outing
Steven Spence, Spencie’s Tunes Vol 2. CD and tune book available from www.spenciestunes.com and local shops. I HAVE never come across a musician offering to…
READ FULL STORYNew CD will be icon of its kind
Kebister Head, CD by Bryan Gear with Violet Tulloch and Jack Robertson, £12.99. IT SEEMS no time ago at all since Bryan Gear became our…
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