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The Liberal Democrats’ decision to enter a coalition government with David Cameron’s Conservative Party will be good news for isles voters, Orkney and Shetland’s MP has insisted.Alistair Carmichael said he accepted he was likely to face criticism in the Northern Isles over the agreemen... Read more...
Shetland Charitable Trust has recorded one of its best-ever years with a surge in value of £42.3 million to £218.6 million thanks to the recovery of world financial markets. The credit crunch of the previous two years wiped £55 million from the trust but trustees heeded advice to hold their nerve... Read more...
A UK oil company has held preliminary talks with ferry operator NorthLink about the possibility of bringing petrol and diesel into the isles on their freight vessels – a move which could ultimately lead to reduced prices at the pumps for motorists in Shetland.(more…) Read more...
Shetland's newly appointed traffic warden will be on the streets from Monday, police in Lerwick said today.(more…) Read more...
Celtic had two good wins in group one of Shetland Football Association's Madrid Cup double league and Scalloway recovered from a drubbing by Spurs to defeat Thistle on Monday. In group two it was a good week for Whitedale with wins over Whalsay and Ness United while Delting and Whalsay shared th... Read more...
Spurs continue to lead hockey's Association Rosebowl league after Delting lost to Burra and drew with Whalsay.Association RosebowlDelting 1, Burra 3Both teams were set up strongly but Delting started the better, passing the ball around midfield and pushing into Burra's goal mouth. Deltin... Read more...
The proposal to axe the knitting curriculum in Shetland’s schools is the easy way out to cut the education budget. It also seems short-sighted, given the ongoing struggles of the local industry, the hard work to promote Shetland crafts and tourism and the renewed interest in knitting across the gl... Read more...
Why should you or I, on a winter morning, want to step on to an ice-cold bathroom floor just because of some crackpot idea to preserve the idyllic Kames all the tourists are so keen on? Come to your senses, folk.(more…) Read more...
Lib Dem voters must wonder why they bothered. It would have saved time to vote directly for the Tory candidate now that there is a Liberal Torycrat government!(more…) Read more...