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From Neil Riddell in ÅlandWednesday was a slightly disappointing day for Shetland's Island Games team in Åland, with one of the main medal hopes for the day, Andrea Strachan, missing out on one of her favoured events because of illness and the archers unable to repeat their heroics of 24 hours... Read more...
Anti-windfarm group Sustainable Shetland has presented a petition to the council with more than 3,600 signatures condemning the Viking Energy plan to build 150 turbines in the central Mainland, although close scrutiny of the document by The Shetland Times has forced a recount.Rachel ... Read more...
Demand for more storage space and room for special needs pupils were behind a decision by councillors to plump for a larger lay-out for the new Mid Yell Junior High School on Wednesday.Councillors voted in favour of the move after an impassioned plea by Yell councillor Robert Henderson, who said... Read more...
A woman who admitted spitting in a police officer's face during a drink-fuelled incident appeared from custody at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday.The court heard that Caroline Tulloch, 29, of Norstane, Lerwick, had had an argument with her mother at their home culminating in Tulloch brandishi... Read more...
The area of ground next to the new Sound roundabout, to be known as the "Peerie Oversund Park", has officially been opened by Lerwick South councillor Jim Henry.The name was chosen by representatives from the Sandveien and Nederdale Tenants Residents Association, Sound Community Association and ... Read more...
Ex-Jarls in StromnessA troupe of former Jarls from the Scalloway Fire Festival made the traditional annual trip to represent Scalloway at the Stromness shopping week festivities last week.The cancellation of this year’s fire festival meant that there was technically no particular Jarl’s... Read more...