Anger as agricultural co-op pushed to brink by council’s grant decision
By JOHN ROBERTSON Shetland crofting is in crisis after the local agricultural co-op warned it would fold next month unless the SIC helps it find…
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Councillors to begin debate on reform of charitable trust at regulator’s request
By NEIL RIDDELL Councillors may lose majority control over a substantial chunk of Shetland’s oil funds as the charitable trust begins to undergo a gradual…
READ FULL STORYYoung mechanic named college’s best
Train Shetland apprentice Vincent Tonner has been named as Inverness College’s motor vehicle apprentice of the year. The SVQ Level 3 apprentice from Yell was…
READ FULL STORYCouncillor’s wife wins Toyota car in the long-awaited CLAN raffle
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS The eagerly-awaited CLAN raffle was drawn on Tuesday by the Guizer Jarl in the prestigious surroundings of the Town Hall’s upper chamber….
READ FULL STORYWitness appeal after assault
Police are appealing for witnesses to an alleged early morning assault on a 24-year-old woman which caused an area next to the Co-op supermarket in…
READ FULL STORYFinal contract for Mareel signed and sealed as the sniping goes on
By NEIL RIDDELL Shetland’s long-planned cinema and music venue Mareel will be constructed by local building firm DITT at a cost of just over £10…
READ FULL STORYFeisty debate likely over arts
By NEIL RIDDELL A heated debate is guaranteed tomorrow evening as the Althing Social Group examines whether too much money is spent on the arts…
READ FULL STORYCritic says council drydock plan will ‘not be financially viable’
By JOHN ROBERTSON A council plan to create a major ship repair centre in Shetland has been criticised by the man behind the islands’ last…
READ FULL STORYFoula archaeological dig makes it into pages of subject’s leading magazine
By LOUISE THOMASON A study into an archaeological dig in Foula has been featured in one of the UK’s most important archaeological magazines. The site,…
READ FULL STORYAllotment plans to go before council
Councillors will next week be asked to approve in principle the leasing of sites in Mossbank and Sandwick to the Shetland Allotment Association for a…
READ FULL STORYSilky voice of Times retires
For 10 years he was one of the voices of The Shetland Times, recording the paper every Friday morning for the benefit of the partially…
READ FULL STORYCheck BA too, urges Scott
Islanders wanting to fly from Sumburgh to London could potentially save over £100 by booking with British Airways rather than new franchise operator Flybe, according…
READ FULL STORYFaroe to respond over ferry
Faroe’s Prime Minister was formulating an official reply to SIC convener Sandy Cluness this week after his demand for action regarding Shetland’s greatly devalued £4.2…
READ FULL STORYMP signs book in honour of Holocaust victims
Isles MP Alistair Carmichael showed his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day by signing a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons to honour those…
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