Huge slide in house sales as bubble ends
By JOHN ROBERTSON House sales fell dramatically in Shetland at the start of this year with average prices returning to the levels of two years…
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Blame game begins after skippers fined for fishing in restricted zone
By JOHN ROBERTSON The Scottish Government has blamed the European Commission for two Shetland skippers being fined nearly £48,000 by the Faroese this week for…
READ FULL STORYWelcome to Lerwick’s rush hour (for the next five weeks, anyway)
Lerwick has been hit by traffic jams worthy of those featured on radio roads reports this week as ongoing work to replace water pipes converged…
READ FULL STORYCollege chief disappointed over decrease in funding next year
By LOUISE THOMASON The director of Shetland College has voiced his disappointment at a decrease in funding announced for the next academic year by the…
READ FULL STORYGilbert Bain building work moves to final stage
NHS Shetland is entering the final phase of the current planned building programme at the Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick. Work started this week on…
READ FULL STORYHousing chiefs vow to press on as ministers reject funding plea
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS Angry housing chiefs pledged this week to go ahead with plans to build 10 new council houses in Brae, despite Shetland missing…
READ FULL STORYAHS plan rejected
Lerwick Community Council has rejected the SIC’s planning application for a new school on the site of the existing Anderson High School in Lerwick. At…
READ FULL STORYFears over delay to rural cash scheme
By RYAN TAYLOR Farmers and crofters have been left “up in arms” by the Scottish Government’s decision to suspend the next round of its Rural…
READ FULL STORYBakery sends oatcake order to Canada
Walls Bakery took an unusual order last week – a request for a batch of 4,000 packs of oatcakes to be sent to Canada. The…
READ FULL STORYMossbank parents vow to fight staffing cuts in primary school
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS Parents of Mossbank pupils this week pledged vigorously to oppose any cuts in staffing levels at the primary school. They met with…
READ FULL STORYPush for green homes means prices rise by up to £10,000 per house
RYAN TAYLOR Efforts to make new homes in Shetland more environmentally friendly are pushing up building costs by up to £10,000 per house. According to…
READ FULL STORYTown Hall clock will move with the times
The Town Hall clock is to be brought into the 21st century with an electronic upgrade costing £9,000. The much-loved clock currently has to be…
READ FULL STORYPetition raised
A petition calling for a second ambulance for Shetland has been placed in shops throughout the Mainland. Malcolm Thomson from Ollaberry said he had been…
READ FULL STORYScience and technology fair for May
The SIC’s Science and Technology Fair will take place at Clickimin from 18th to 22nd May. Schools and other organisations from all over the isles…
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