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A Polish man found in possession of a kitchen knife during a struggle with police was keeping it because he "did not have much cutlery" at home, Lerwick Sheriff Court heard.Piotr Lange, 40, of Scotshall Court, Lerwick, said he had discovered the black-handled knife during a drinking session at t... Read more...
A mother and baby are understood to have escaped from their car after it caught fire in Lerwick at the weekend.The engine-bay of the BMW was engulfed in flames coming from beneath the bonnet shortly after half past seven on Saturday night.The driver was forced to abandon the car in Bruce... Read more...
Dance music fans will have the opportunity to transport themselves back to the halcyon days of the early 1990s with an old school rave night at the Norscot Angling Club next month to raise money for disadvantaged schoolchildren in Kenya.All proceeds will go to the Ribban Children’s Trust, a sm... Read more...
A woman on board a small yacht with an engine fire used a mobile phone to dial 999 to request help on Sunday, prompting a reminder from coastguards for those at sea to use proper VHF radio channels when possible.Rescue helicopter 102 from Sumburgh and Lerwick lifeboat were launched to go to ... Read more...