Scalloway parents have reacted with dismay to the news that the village’s secondary department is to shut, after Scottish education minister Mike Russell formally approved
READ FULL STORYThe EU should impose sanctions against Faroe and Iceland, according to Scottish fishing leaders.
READ FULL STORYThe average Shetlander is responsible for over 22 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year – almost as high as that for energy-hungry North America
READ FULL STORYAfter a few expectation-filled weeks, the much heralded Mumford and Sons gig took place last night.
READ FULL STORYThe consultation period into the future of the coastguard service has been extended by six weeks to allow a greater number of views to be
READ FULL STORYColourful councillor Allison “Flea” Duncan better watch out for flying golf balls when he is next in Whalsay after singlehandedly trying to stop a grant
READ FULL STORYNorwegian companies which own salmon farms and factories in Shetland are again reporting record profits from their operations in the islands in 2010 amid continued
READ FULL STORYApart from cumbersome committee names that owe more to management textbooks than the precepts of plain English, there seems little to object to in chief
READ FULL STORYA threat to evict BP from council-owned land at Sullom Voe has failed to bring the oil industry back to the negotiating table over the
READ FULL STORYTrees have been felled to debate the Old Firm this week. After a rough game at Parkhead a week ago, Sky Sports, which was televising
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