All flights to and from Shetland back in the air as ash cloud departs
Flights in and out of Sumburgh are operating normally again after the more concentrated ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano finally moved out of British
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Four out of five candidates support windfarm – with caveats
Viking Energy’s plans for a huge windfarm in the isles have received a qualified thumbs-up from all but one of the five candidates standing in
READ FULL STORYCouncil investment in local industry totalled £93 million in last decade
The council invested £93 million in local industry during the decade up to March 2009, a meeting of the SIC development committee will hear next
READ FULL STORYNetballers’ Scottish Cup hopes are dashed
The Anderson High School’s netball team were left devastated this week after being forced to forfeit their place in the semi-finals of the Scottish Schools
READ FULL STORYThe 30th Shetland Folk Festival will be biggest yet
Members of the Shetland Folk Festival committee have been nervously watching the progress of the giant volcanic ash cloud which has hung over much of
READ FULL STORYPrison and 10-year ban for driver who almost ran over policeman
A regular offender from Lerwick nearly ran over a policeman on Christmas Day after a high-speed chase through the town in heavy snow.
READ FULL STORYAnnual young fiddler contest at Garrison
The 29th Young Fiddler of the Year competition, which brings together some of the best young exponents of Shetland’s most popular instrument, kicks off tonight.
READ FULL STORYWork to start on council’s new £6 million North Ness complex
Work will begin next week on the new £6 million Shetland Islands Council office complex at North Ness in Lerwick, due to be completed by
READ FULL STORYCouncil may tax future house-builders for its education and social services
Future house-builders in Shetland may be forced to pay a levy to the council towards the cost of providing education, social care and community facilities.
READ FULL STORYAction-packed championship as table tennis players go into battle
Twenty-four competitors took part in over 60 matches in this year’s action-packed open table tennis championship on Sunday. The event included five separate competitions –
READ FULL STORYTimes Past
The issue of 26th April 1985 is not included in our archive binder for the year. If anyone has in their possession a copy of
READ FULL STORYLetter from Edinburgh
The 20th April every year is emblazoned on this former farmer’s heart. The world snooker championship starts in Sheffield, there is invariably some kind of
READ FULL STORYEditorial: The Old Rock 23.04.10
It was a week in which a major event – the eruption of a volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier – caused enormous disruption to the
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