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Shetland’s football manager John Jamieson has named his 20-man squad for next month's island games competition in Åland.In a pool to be assisted by coach Russell Gair and Deveronvale FC physio Albert Cran, eight of the 10 G&S Flooring Premier League teams will represented by at least ... Read more...
Councillor Allison Duncan is embarking on a "Fleathon" pushing a wheelbarrow all over Shetland in aid of the CLAN 1,2,3 campaign.The Flea, from the Ness, was due to start his walk on Wednesday afternoon in Whalsay. He will be walking wearing a high visibility jacket and have a vehicle in support... Read more...
Five Shetland girls recently embarked on a 1,300-mile journey of a lifetime to take part in the Shetland Pony Grand National at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.The show was an opportunity for jockeys Arianne Fraser, 12, and Emily Moss, 12, from Whalsay; Jade Stevenson, 11, from Nesting; Bronagh Goo... Read more...
Industry leaders this week welcomed pledges to reform the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) to ensure more local control – but isles MSP Tavish Scott warned fishermen could not wait until 2012 for the changes.The European Commission published a green paper last month that made several radical sugg... Read more...
Fishmeal producer Shetland Fish Products (SFP) has begun operating under the new joint ownership of Shetland Catch and Lerwick Port Authority which bought out the 50 per cent share of Irish firm Origin Enterprises two months ago.A load delivered last week was the the first to be supplied from th... Read more...